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Make Grilling A Healthy Experience
Without a doubt there is something very relaxing and pleasurable about cooking and eating grilled food. There are countless ways you can turn your grilling not only into a flavorful and enjoyable way to cook, but there are also many healthy and tasty ...

Pizza
The pizza pie is an ubiquitous symbol of both Italian cooking and Americana. Oven-baked, thin-crust or deep-dish, round or square, it is a common favorite throughout the United States, with a wide number of regional variations. The most traditional pie is ...

Why Culinary Education
If you are thinking about a career in culinary arts then studying in a culinary school is a must. You may be a great cook but you will never become expert learning culinary arts yourself. Farther taking up a job as a chef in a good restaurant demands a ...




When to wash your fruit
 
Washing your fruit is recommended for many reasons. Dirt or bugs may be on the outside or in commercially produced fruit pesticide residue may be present. There are times when you should wait until immediately before you serve the fruit to wash.

Cherries, both Bing and Rainier, blackberries, raspberries both red and black, cranberries, strawberries, blueberries and huckleberries should all be stored in a clean container in the refrigerator until you are ready to use them. When you are ready to cook with or serve the fruit place the cherries or berries in a colander and gently run them under cool water.

For fruit such as apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, and plums wash these up as soon as you bring them home from the market. This way they will be ready for your family to enjoy at a moments notice.

There are different schools of thought on what to do with pealed fruit. Bananas, oranges, and melon all have an outer peel that is not eaten. However if dirt or pesticides reside on the outside of skin when you slice into the fruit the knife will carry the possible contaminants directly into the flesh of the fruit. To be extra safe wash these fruits when you bring them home along with your apples and pears


About the Author
Shauna Hanus is a gourmet cook who specializes in creating gourmet meal plans. She has extensive experience cooking with easy to find grocery items to create delightful gourmet meals. She is also the publisher of a no cost bi-monthly gourmet newsletter. Her newsletter is always fun and informational packed with tips and trivia you can use everyday. http://www.gourmayeats.com



Cooking News


'Cooking Gents' raise money for scholarships
MiamiHerald.com
More than 100 men labored to make their favorite dishes for the annual Delta Sigma Theta “Cooking Gents Affair.” By Latoya Burgess Hundreds of foodies, community leaders and residents joined local Delta Sigma Theta alumnae at the sorority's annual ...


Have Apron, Will Cook (and Write)
Wall Street Journal (blog)
She turned to cooking herself, thinking it would improve her relationship, and make her feel more important in the cooking world, where she felt “less-than,” she said. “Learning to cook didn't cure all our problems, but it got my out of my head a ...

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Chartwells School Dining Services Sponsors Cooking up Change Healthy Cooking ...
MarketWatch (press release)
WASHINGTON, DC, May 24, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- This week in our nation's capital, Chartwells School Dining Services, participated as a platinum sponsor and a judge in the annual National Cooking up Change(R) healthy cooking contest.

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Cooking demo, health tests score big at expo
Parkersburg News
There was also a diabetic cooking demonstration, entertainment, door prizes, bingo and more. "It is a day of fun for seniors," said Joyce Hubner, Lifetime Partners coordinator with the Camden Clark Medical Center. "We normally have 400-500 seniors come ...


Globe and Mail

India Officials: Ministerial Panel To Discuss Diesel, Cooking-Gas Pricing Friday
Fox Business
NEW DELHI – An Indian ministerial panel, led by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, will meet Friday to consider whether to raise the prices of diesel and cooking gas, two government officials said Thursday. Diesel and cooking gas are regulated ...
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