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Improv in the Kitchen: Onion Dip

     Both Jill and I were snow bound, sick bunnies last night. The first time in years we hadn’t spent New Year’s Eve with friends. And we found ourselves without a store-bought onion soup mix to make a dip with. (Shutter to think of it!)
     So, I hit the pantry. We keep brown gravy […]

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How Much Salt is Too Much?

     Salt. You can’t escape it. It’s in almost everything we eat. And it’s also a necessary part of our body’s chemical processes, particularly hydration. You could say we have a love/hate relationship with the mighty salt crystal. On the whole, we need a minimum of 500 mg per day to be healthy. 2300 mg […]

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Spice Up Your Life…Part 1

How many of us can’t remember the last time we bought spices?
 
Go to your spice cabinet, open up a few jars and do a blind sniff test.  Chances are, more than a few people out there won’t be able to tell the oregano from the ground nutmeg. (If you can avoid it, never ever use ground […]

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How Do You Sweet Corn Survey Update

I want to thank everyone who has completed the survey.  If you haven’t participated yet, here is the link to it…
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=gREKCuBx6C1_2b_2fpdYvY0k2Q_3d_3d">Click  
And now for the fun part!
Since I allowed multiple answers to most questions, they don’t total 100%.  (So far 16 people have responded.  I’ll update when there are more responses)
Most people (50% each) either grill their […]

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Poll For June… How do you eat your corn

Over the course of time, I’ve noticed that everyone seems to have their own way to enjoy an ear of corn.  Now I’m not just talking about butter, margarine, salt and pepper.  I mean down to the nitty gritty! 
 
How do you sweet corn????
 
Boiled, steamed, grilled naked, grilled in foil, grilled in husks, etc
 
Butter, margarine, […]

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