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Broken Coffee Machine? Getting It Repaired Neednt Be A Hassle

When your commercial coffee machine needs to be repaired, you will of course want it to be fixed as soon as possible. But what is involved in having it repaired? When you are choosing a company to repair your coffee machine,...

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Are You Professional Chef Material?

We see them on the Food Network every day. Rachael, Paula, Emeril and others zip around their kitchens making quick work of fabulous recipes. In no time, they’ve whipped up three or four dishes that look so appetizing you can almost smell them through the TV. As thoughts like “I...

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Bring On The Chocolate Cake!

When it comes to celebrating, food plays a critical and cross-cultural role. While it may consist of different cuisine depending on where you go, the meal around which families and friends gather unites the world on common ground. Different food comes to mean different things a holiday meal, a...

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Amazing Thai Recipe

Bamboo Shoots: Bamboo shoots are called for in many Thai recipes. In order to prepare a bamboo shoot for cooking you need to peel them and boil the white inner stalks for 30 minutes in water. If you are using canned bamboo shoots you will only need to boil them for 10 minutes, or if they are...

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Brewpub Heaven

Everyone knows that if your looking for the best in coffee, you go to Seattle. For wine, you go to California. When it comes to the best in beer, you go to Portland Oregon, where your never more than 15 minutes away from a quality brewpub.

The Williamette Rive in western Oregon has been...

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All about Cuban cuisine

The East Caribbean island of Cuba has a rich cultural heritage from which has arisen culinary traditions that are as vibrant and varied as the variety of cultures that have contributed to the development of this distinct and delicious cuisine. In addition to the ancient influence of the native...

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Brewing The Best With A Home Espresso Machine

There are those among us who have an addiction. Its an all-encompassing fever that holds us hostage until we answer its call. Its coffee; and hot or cold, black or light, sweet or bitter, we love it all. But sometimes an ordinary coffee just wont do. When espresso is your caffeine fix of choice,...

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Alfredo, and who on earth was he?

If you ask for Pasta Alfredo in a restaurant in Italy all you get from your waiter is a stare. Why is one of the most famous Italian sauces for pasta unknown in its country of origin? The answer is simple: because in Italy Pasta Alfredo doesnt exist.

Yes, Italians make a dish of pasta,...

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Brewing Beer

Beer drinkers see a pint of beer as a magical golden brew. Many have said that it’s surely the Nectar of the Gods. In reality, most beers are based on a basic four-ingredient recipe, and undergo a simple brewing process before bringing joy to the parched bar patrons of the...

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Bottles That Impress: Giving the Gift of Wine

Wine makes the perfect gift for the holidays, from presenting it to your host at a dinner party to giving it to your friends and family. Whether your gift list includes a family member, a beloved friend or new boss, wine is sure to be a hit when presented with some flair.

Viansa Winery,...

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Adding Almonds May Let You Reign In Spain

For many, warmer weather means eating lighter and healthier. Here’s a quick, new recipe for a Summer Delight Salad. The sliced almonds help to give it a Mediterranean accent.

Summer Delight Salad

3/4 cup Sunkist Almond Accents Honey Roasted sliced almonds

8 cups torn...

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Bottled Drinking Water Pure Or Impure?

Some people think it is foolish to buy bottled drinking water, and ask, Why pay for water in bottles when you can get it from your kitchen faucet? Others prefer having choices in drinking water. They want to know what is going into their bodies, they say. To that, the faucet-water drinkers...

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