Eggplant has very little nutritional value, but it does have a lot of fiber, an element that cannot be discounted. It is good for weight conscious people. One cup has only 25 calories, and it is filling. The trick is how to cook it. Before cooking eggplant, slice it in the shape you want for [...]
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Most theories hold that eggplant came from India, mostly because there are still some regions in that country where eggplant grows wild. The vegetable most likely went from India to the Arab world, and from there to Europe carried by the Crusaders nearly a thousand years ago. Although it is most widely used now in [...]
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In my home tomatoes are one type of vegetable we can’t do without. We eat them raw, cooked, chopped, sliced, and whatever other way there is to ingest them. We eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and for snacks when there is no meal on the table. The food literature I’ve been reading tells [...]
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This easy appetizer makes a wonderful side dish, take-along for a summer picnic or a party. Best of all, it can be eaten cold. Ingredients 2 large eggplants 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 cup crumbled feta cheese 1 cup ricotta cheese 2 cups finely chopped parsley 3 cloves garlic, mashed 2 red bell pepper, or 6 [...]
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When The Zucchini reach the old world, you can say, it was magic. The Italian not only gave the squash variety its commonly known name, but they have developed dozen of ways to cook zucchini. Both the Italian and the French have created so many wonderful ways to eat zucchini it would be impossible to [...]
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Anyone who has planted zucchini squash will know what the “abundant” means. It is one vegetable that, once planted, resembles Jack’s beanstalk. That is, the zucchini vine never stops growing, so the question now, “what do we do with them all?” And we might wonder why such a plethora of vegetables doesn’t exist with hard [...]
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It is officially summer which means the opening season for picnics. Whatever the menu in any picnic, there is always a potato salad on the table. I pride myself of trying every dish that someone bring to a gathering, the only exception is the potato salad. Don’t misunderstand me, I like potato salad like most [...]
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