Five Ways to Serve Dates Without Cooking Them
Dates are becoming more and more popular. Not that long ago they were primarily eaten by older people and very health-conscious people but that is...
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How To Choose The Perfect Date
There are numerous varieties of date available, they come in all different shapes, sizes, textures, sweetness, juiciness and moistness. With so much...
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Snacking CAN be healthy
There is a perception that snacking is an unhealthy habit. How often did your parents tell you not to snack because you wouldn’t eat your meal. If...
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Are All Pickles Born Equal?
In one of my previous houses we had an olive tree. As harvest time came along, the branches would be heavily blessed with small olives. I would send...
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Why bother with pickled vegetables?
Once upon a time, before canning was invented, before there was reliable fast air and sea transportation and before refrigeration, people only ate...
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Five Great Dip Ideas
For those who like Middle Eastern restaurants, there is nothing like the moment when the waiter enters, laden with dips, salads and pita and...
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Outsourcing Salads and Dips
It is interesting to observe the huge variety of foods that are readily available to those who want choice. Walking through town you can travel all...
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The Pastry Revolution
So many of us have fond memories of standing in our grandmother's kitchen, as she made apple pie. As we all know, there is absolutely nothing that...
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Cosmeceuticals - the line between cosmetics and drugs
There is an astounding array of skincare products on the market, all making various claims about what they are able to do and how they do it. Some...
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Look after your feet!
More and more people are taking on running as a pastime. Some are doing it purely to lose a few pounds and some to increase their fitness....
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What On Earth Do You Do With A Kumquat?
They look so pretty growing on their little trees in China or warm climates such as the USA and Israel. Kumquats to most people are an absolute...
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