Caraway seeds have long been used to flavor cabbage. This cabbage cole slaw combines these two with a sweet-tart dressing. To give an Asian flavor to this traditional slaw add 3/4 cup of drained pineapple chunks and substitute sesame seeds for the caraway seeds.
There’s no doubt in my mind that the person who first put oil and vinegar together for a dressing on fresh greens was a genius. How did they come up with the idea of combining two ingredients that do not readily work together to form the basis of today’s salad dressing? An then when they added fresh herbs for flavor – well, that nothing short of culinary genius.
Like me, I’m sure you’ve noticed that breads have been in short supply on the grocer’s shelves. We are fortunate enough to live within a few miles of a major bread maker so, even when the specialty breads are missing, there’s always the basic white bread in the store for which I am thankful.
January 25 is this year’s date for the Chinese New Year. Unlike the Western countries, China uses a lunar based calendar. That means the start of the year changes depending on complex calculations where the 29.5-day lunar months and the 365.25-day solar year interact.
Recently I've seen some interesting posts about growing something called "microgreens." This is created by thickly sowing the seeds of edible plants on a growing medium, allowing it to germinate and grow for a week or two, depending on how quickly it grows, and then...
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