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Golden Berry

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on April 7, 2017April 7, 2017

Golden berry (Physalis peruviana) it not a true berry.  It’s in the tomato family, and…

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  • Foodie Facts

Kimchi

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on March 31, 2017March 31, 2017

Kimchi is a uniquely pungent mixture of fermented vegetables and its variations amounted to roughly…

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Miso

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on March 24, 2017March 24, 2017

Miso’s origins can be traced to China as far back as the 4th century BC.…

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Gooseberries

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on March 14, 2017March 14, 2017

The gooseberry is a species of Ribes, which also includes the currants.  It is native to Europe, northwestern Africa, west, south…

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Monkfish

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on March 9, 2017March 9, 2017

Monkfish are ferocious-looking creatures sometimes nicknamed “the poor man’s lobster” thanks to their muscular, firm-when-cooked…

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Forbidden Rice

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on February 28, 2017February 28, 2017

You may have seen black rice, sometimes described with luxurious-sounding names like “forbidden rice” or…

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  • Today in Food History

Today in Food History

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on February 6, 2017February 6, 2017

  Also, on this day in 1617 Prospero Alpini died. An Italian physician and botanist, he…

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Millet

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on February 1, 2017

Millet is a kind of grain that grows wild in Africa and all across Europe and Asia.  It grows about…

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Einkorn

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on January 20, 2017January 20, 2017

Why is healthy wheat so hard to get?  You may have heard of the words…

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The Christmas Tree

  • by Chef Rick Powless
  • Posted on December 20, 2016December 20, 2016

Real or Fake? This is the question. The Christmas Tree is one of the prominent…

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