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Bringing Home the Bacon…

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on July 19, 2016August 17, 2016

The phrase “Bring home the bacon” or Flitch Day comes from the 12th century when…

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The Artichoke

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on July 18, 2016August 17, 2016

The artichoke is a perennial thistle that originated in the Mediterranean and is technically a…

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Canning & Canned Food

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on July 17, 2016August 17, 2016

How “uncanny” is this! Canned food was invented thanks to Napoleon Bonaparte. It was winter…

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Blackening

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on July 16, 2016August 17, 2016

It’s not burnt…it’s blackened! Most people assume that blackening is a traditional Cajun recipe but this…

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  • Foodie Facts

Dragon Fruit

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on July 15, 2016August 17, 2016

Dragon fruit is a beautiful fruit grown in Southeast Asia, Mexico, Central and South America,…

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Fish & Chips

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on July 14, 2016August 17, 2016

Winston Churchill called them “the good companions”. John Lennon smothered his in tomato ketchup. Michael…

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Mustard

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on July 13, 2016August 17, 2016

The Romans mixed unfermented grape juice, known as must, with ground mustard seeds (called sinapis) to…

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Vegetarianism

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on July 12, 2016August 17, 2016

Let’s get to the meat of the subject!  Vegetarianism has roots in ancient India. In…

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Hawaiian Poi

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on July 11, 2016August 17, 2016

To Poi or not to Poi; that is the question. Taro was first brought to…

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The Salt & Pepper Shaker

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on July 10, 2016August 17, 2016

We may not all use them, but we all have them and they have become…

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