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10 Reasons to Eat More Veggies
January 17, 2012
•Abraham Nord
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Boston
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The New Year is a time of resolutions to get fit, eat healthy and lose weight. While there is no getting around the need to get more exercise or practice portion control, one great way to accomplish your New Year’s resolution is too incorporate more vegetables into your diet. If you have considered learning more about preparing vegetables, a cooking school in Boston can offer you many techniques that you can use when preparing meals. Here are 10 reasons why more of those meals should include vegetables.
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5 Culinary Trends for 2011
January 6, 2012
•Abraham Nord
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Boston
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Just like music and fashion, trends in the culinary world come and go. You don’t have to be a slave to fashion (in culinary sense), but if you are going to make a mark in this competitive industry, you’ll need to know what’s hot and how to use it to your advantage. Massachusetts culinary professionals have been setting culinary trends since colonial times. You can be a part of the next wave by staying on top of current trends and attitudes.
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Chestnuts-The Basics of These Tasty Treats
December 21, 2011
•Abraham Nord
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Boston
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While most of us only think of Chestnuts around the holidays this starchy nut has been around since prehistoric times and is a daily staple in the diet of cultures all around the globe. In the world of the culinary arts there are many uses and preparations for chestnuts that you can learn in a cooking school in Boston but here is a little history and some tips for working with this little Christmas classic.
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Our Favorite Christmas Cookies
December 1, 2011
•Abraham Nord
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Boston
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As with many traditions and myths, it is very difficult to pin down exactly when or where a certain tradition started. The tradition of Christmas cookies is no different. The first documented use of a Christmas tree was in Latvia in 1510. The candy and cookie decorations where given to family members on Christmas morning. With that, the tradition of baking cookies for Christmas may have started.
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10 Herbs You Can Grow Indoors
November 22, 2011
•Abraham Nord
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Boston
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If the long and cold winter months are leaving you longing for your spring garden and the fresh herbs that come along with it, not to worry, you can still grow herbs indoors with only a bright window, a slightly green thumb and a little time, you can be growing fresh herbs to add to your favorite recipes in no time at all. There are many great cooking classes that can help you decide which herbs are best for you to grow indoors in your area. Here are the 10 best indoor herbs and growing techniques that will keep them happy and healthy until spring rolls around again.
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A Traditional New England Thanksgiving Menu
November 2, 2011
•Abraham Nord
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Boston
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New England is the physical and cultural home to Thanksgiving in the United States. The 3-day feast shared between 53 pilgrims and 90 Native Americans in 1621 is the model for our modern celebration of Thanksgiving. Originally celebrated to give thanks to God for a bountiful harvest, it has become a secular holiday that revolves around family and delicious home-cooked meals. It has also evolved from a Massachusetts culinary tradition to a national holiday celebrated each year on the fourth Tuesday of November.
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How-to-Make-Popcorn-Balls
October 13, 2011
•Abraham Nord
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Boston
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While no one in the culinary art world is quite sure when the first popcorn ball was invented its origin is usually associated with an old Nebraska myth. According to legend, popcorn balls invented themselves during the “Year of Striped Weather” which fell between the years of the “Big Rain” and the “Great Heat”. In this year there was a mile long stretch of intense heat and another of drenching rain. Right between the two stretches was a farm that experienced both types of weather. According to myth the weather was so extreme that the rain washed the sugar right out of the sugarcane and the intense heat popped the corn in the corn field. Because the sugarcane was grown on a hill the sugary syrup ran down into the cornfield below rolling the corn into giant balls. The story ends with grasshoppers eating all the popcorn balls on July, 21 1874.
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Witches Brew and Graveyard Cups: Halloween Treats
October 7, 2011
•Abraham Nord
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Boston
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Halloween is the time for ghouls, ghosts, and graves, but it’s also the time for great parties. If you’re planning on some scary good times this year, then you’ll need some devilish treats to serve to your victims, um … guests. We found a couple of gruesome gastronomic treats that’ll be sure to scare the fun into anyone who dares try them. Don’t worry you don’t need to be a master chef or pastry school graduate to dig up these devilish treats.
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6 Late Summer Vegetables to Buy Before Fall
September 7, 2011
•Abraham Nord
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Boston
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While you might think that early summer is the best time to hit up your local produce stand or farmers market, many Massachusetts culinary schools wait until the end of the season, when some of the healthiest and tastiest vegetables are available, to pick out their produce. One of the best ways to embrace the culinary arts before you settle into autumn this year is to keep an eye out for these 5 best of late summers harvest.
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How to Cook a Steakhouse Burger for Your Labor Day BBQ
September 2, 2011
•Abraham Nord
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Boston
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You can get a great burger in literally thousands of hamburger joints all across the country. From sizzling flat tops to smoky grills and, yes, even deep fryers, chefs and cooks have no shortage of good ideas when it comes to making a delicious, juicy burger.
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