Winter in Southern California means that lemons are in season and available in abundance. There is life beyond using lemons for a garnish or beverage flavoring. It is thought that preserved lemons offer health benefits, due to the natural fermentation process, including probiotics and vitamin C.
Graham crackers, those innocent-seeming ingredient for pie crusts, s’mores and dunking, originated as a method to pave a person’s path to heaven. Graham crackers were invented in the 1830s by Presbyterian minister Sylvester Graham, of Connecticut.
Farm-to-table has become a popular method for food service merchandising. Did some research to see if Long Beach has ever, or is currently providing locally-grown ingredients to serve up at home or city eateries.
It is wonderful to walk down Long Beach streets and see so many banana plants, ranging in height and numbers of flowers and fruit. If you happen to have a banana plant that does not yield fruit, the banana leaves can be used as wrappers to steam rice, vegetables, poultry and fish.
The dried herbs and spices on your kitchen shelves may contain anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial or antioxidant compounds, possibly offering various health benefits.
Let’s dive into the benefits of popcorn as a fun, healthy snack and talk about how to make your own at home. Note: this is NOT the extra-large tub of movie theater popcorn with extra “butter” (pumped out of a machine … ick!) and salt.
As we write this column, the future of food dyes are being hotly debated. Food dyes are substances added to food to enhance (brighten up) or impart (adding color where none existed) or to offset color loss due to light exposure, air or temperatures.
Mint belongs to a large plant family with over 30 species, the most common being peppermint and spearmint. Native to the Mediterranean and western Asia, mints interbreed so easily it is often hard for even the experts to distinguish and separate all the varieties.
