Do you know where the International Vinegar Museum is located?. Do you think France?  Do you think Italy? Do you gave up? Ok, I will tell you. The only  International Vinegar Museum in the world is located in Roslyn, a town of 251 people in northeastern South Dakota. The word “vinegar” is from the French [...]

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I think dark chocolate is the world’s greatest comfort food.  But in freezing temperatures, hot soup comes in second.  Even before tasting he soup, just holding a hot cup in my hand and smelling the garlic and spice aroma spreads warmth through my system. Long time ago, when I lived in Washington D.C. I worked [...]

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Vegan and Gluten Free Mac and “Cheese” serves 6-8 4        tablespoons olive oil 1        medium red onion, finely chopped 1        cup chopped carrot 1/2   cup chopped celery 2       cloves garlic, sliced 1/2   teaspoon chopped fresh sage 1       teaspoon [...]

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This spread is particular to Aleppo, Syria where piquant tastes are appreciated.  I use this spread on any dish that call for ketchup. You can  mix it with hommous and make very intriguing spread.  Serve with toasted pita chips in your next football party. We know walnuts are good for the brain and the heart, [...]

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In my home tomatoes are one vegetables that we can’t do without.  We eat them raw, cooked, grilled and whatever other way there is to ingest them.  We eat them for breakfast, lunch, dinner and for snacks when there is no meal on the table. The food literature I’ve been reading tells me that tomatoes [...]

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My grandfather always began his day by swallowing two tablespoons of olive oil.  In his last years he lived alone, always taking care of himself, getting his exercise by walking three miles a day.  I do not remember him being sick.  He died at the age of 96 and his sister lived until she was [...]

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Bulgur and Garbanzo Beans Pilaf 6       tablespoons olive oil 1       medium onion, chopped 1       16-ounce can diced tomato with juice 2       cups water 1        cup cooked garbanzo beans 1 1/2  cup coarse bulgur wheat #3 salt and pepper to taste -In heavy pot, heat the olive oil.  Saute the onion in the olive oil until [...]

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