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How to Make Chicken Bog, a.k.a. Pileau

Unless you have better than casual knowledge of the coastal South Carolina resort area of Myrtle Beach, you've likely never heard of Chicken Bog. If
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History of Chinese Noodles

Whenever I mention that I write on the history of food, someone is bound to ask "When was pasta invented?" For Europe, that's a tricky question to answer. For China, though, we have a pretty good idea: about 300 BC....
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Illusion Dishes

As I stumbled into the kitchen this morning, I glanced out the window and was somewhat surprised to see a wild tom turkey strutting about in the back yard....
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Savoring The Flavor

Ice Cream: America's favorite dessert! How did it all begin? Where did it come from? How did this plentitude of diverse flavors develop? ...
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Jackets and Toques The History of the Chef Uniform

Chefs, for the most part, wear their uniforms almost every day of their working lives, replete with toque, checked pants and double-breasted jacket. ...
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Picking The Right Restaurant Name

So you want to open a little place of your own. It's something you always wanted to do. Just a cute little place with good food, a few plants and small intimate tables where people like to gather....
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Pears In Syrup

This delicious recipe for Pears in Syrup is from a manuscript cookbook dating to circa 1450 (Harleian MS. 4016). ...
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Pipefarces

It never ceases to amaze me that supposedly new and exciting recipes can be so very old in origin. Take, for example, the recent craze for fried mozzarella sticks....
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Cooking With Popcorn

Mention popcorn and most Americans think of theaters, sporting events, circuses and their microwave ovens. By far the largest use of popcorn is as a confection. However, popcorn also has a long history as a cookery ingredient. ...
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Histor of Salad (Salats)

How times have changed. Or should that be, what goes around comes around? Twenty years ago the average customer would have angrily criticized the assortment of mixed greens on his plate as weeds and grass clippings, before sending it back to the kitchen to be replaced with his beloved iceberg lettuce and hothouse tomatoes....
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