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Aronia berry (chokeberry)79

Aronia - highest-antioxidant berry

by livelonger

Aronia is the name for a very dark berry, native to the Americas, but far more popular in Eastern Europe, where its juice is known to help people with heart conditions. When I lived in Poland, it was a fairly... published 6 months ago

25 comments    health food antioxidants

The folding and rolling, repeated several times, makes the layers choux pastry is known for.71

Shoe Pastry Recipe (Choux Pastry)

by livelonger

Choux (pronounced "shoe") pastry, or puff pastry, is the basis of a number of great pastry delicacies, including cream puffs (profiteroles), eclairs, and some types of turnovers (others use phyllo dough).... published 10 months ago

9 comments    food puff pastry recipe

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3 Best Vegetarian Restaurants in Orange County, CA

by livelonger

Vegetarian food isn't everyone's favorite fare, but if you're in the mood for "rabbit food" or if you're a vegetarian/vegan like myself and you're in the O.C., check out these favorites of mine and my family. ... published 10 months ago

6 comments    food best vegetarian

Yerba mate comes as bunch of very small pieces, much like fannings in low-quality tea. The bits are varying colors of green, tan and brown.66

What Does Yerba Mate Taste Like?

by livelonger

Yerba mate, a South American herb related to the holly whose leaves are drunk much like tea elsewhere, has a taste different from tea, even green tea. Here's how I would describe the flavor of yerba mate:... published 12 months ago

10 comments    food flavor hierba mate

White tea has a light green color when dried, and is covered with a fine, silvery fuzz.67

What Does White Tea Taste Like?

by livelonger

As a tea fanatic, white tea is a prominent member of my tea repertory. And, along with green tea, black tea and red tea (rooibos), it's also chock-full of antioxidants. But what does it taste like? First, the... published 12 months ago

5 comments    food tea thats not bitter

Tea from the same source starts off at about same temperature. Erythritol cools much more than sugar as it dissolves.83

Erythritol (low calorie natural sugar substitute)

by livelonger

I first found out about erythritol when I bought Honest Tea's Tangerine Green Tea, which has only 10 calories but is all natural. How? It uses a little-known, natural low-calorie sweetener called erythritol.... published 14 months ago

12 comments    food sugar-free sugar free

Only the fruit is eaten; the stems and seeds are discarded.62

Szechuan Peppercorns - Where to buy

by livelonger

Szechuan peppercorns (also spelled Sichuan peppercorns) are an unusual Chinese spice that gives spicy Szechuan and Hunan cuisine a "bite" that's very different from what we traditionally understand as spicy. ... published 16 months ago

2 comments    food szechuan cuisine

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Critters in Your Salad

by livelonger

We've all weathered the recent brouhaha about dangerous e. coli bacteria in spinach. The source was natural and fairly innocuous: cow manure used to fertilize the fields. But most of the time,... published 2 years ago

4 comments    food salad spinach

blue sections go in with potatoes, red sections go in a bit later (after potatoes are about 1/2 done)69

Biserka's Recipes

by livelonger

In 2004, we visited my family in Croatia, and my aunt shared recipes that we enjoyed at her summer-house on the island of Brač. This is intended for my friends and family members (I was appointed to... published 2 years ago

3 comments    food recipes croatian cuisine

I've tried the green onion flavor (one on the left)88

Truly Satisfying Low Calorie Breakfast

by livelonger

Laugh all you want at the prospect of eating 4 homemade breakfast burritos. They're more satisfying and far more nutritious than your Vanilla Frappucino... published 2 years ago

9 comments    food recipe breakfast

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