By Jeanie Rose | Food Profiles , Tips
You may have a favorite dish that calls for thinly sliced beef: paper-thin sliced beef. In cases like this the meat is usually a tougher cut, like bottom round or London broil. Slicing these cuts so thinly considerably reduces the amount of cooking time required to get the meat tender. This is the case with […]
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By Amanda Rose | Food Profiles , Tips
I have consumed more nopales this summer than I have in my entire life, primarily in smoothies like this one. It is a hydrating and nourishing vegetable. This vegetable portion of the cactus helps regulate blood pressure in addition to the nourishment it provides. Supplement companies are popping up with products centered around this food […]
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By Amanda Rose | Tips
Unless you are cutting herbs fresh out of your kitchen herb garden, you have to buy them and store them. It doesn’t take many bags of delicate herbs crushed and soggy in the bottom of your produce drawer to realize you need a better solution. Herbs will stay fresher if their stems are placed in […]
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By Amanda Rose | Food Profiles , Tips
I was walking through the kitchen and noticed my mom putting potatoes on to boil — whole potatoes that will end up cut up in a potato salad. For my part, I figure if I am going to cut up the potatoes anyway, I would rather cut them raw (and cold) and boil them in […]
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