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Recently, a movement has emerged calling for people to buy more locally grown food. Many people are familiar with this movement, but do you really know why locally grown food is better? Locally Grown Food Tastes Better The first reason that locally grown food proves to be a better option is perhaps the most obvious… read more

You may be familiar with the term “grass fed beef”, but may have never considered its implications. Despite an inability to fully digest processed corn, a majority of beef cattle in the United States are raised on a grain diet. Grain fed cattle are trapped in tight quarters where disease can easily spread, on feed read more

When we arrive in the world, the only sustenance we know is milk… and eventually some mashed up fruits and vegetables.  No one was born knowing about caviar or pâté or charcuterie.  Even the most adventurous eaters have to be introduced to the unusual dishes they enjoy and learn about them, so don’t feel bad read more

The terms “flatbread” and “flatbread pizza” appear on many restaurant menus these days, but many people still haven’t completely figured out difference between the two. Is a flatbread a pizza? Does the shape or thickness of the crust have anything to do with the name? To begin, let’s determine what constitutes a pizza.  What’s Cooking America read more

The 1960s in America were a time of great innovation and change, but there was one historical event that we feel doesn’t get enough recognition: sangria was brought to the 1964 World’s Fair in New York City.  Can you imagine that there was a time when we didn’t know how to make sangria?  Perish the read more