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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you find fresh vegetables at the farmers market — snappy asparagus, fuzzy fava beans, sweet peas — it’s an invitation to ...

We love fresh, seasonal produce for its superb flavor and vibrant color, especially during the summer. But these prized traits are fleeting. This is where blanching can come in to save the day, ...

The rules of vegetable blanching say to use a big pot of water, salt, and then shock in ice water. Is any of this true? While many insist that the key to proper vegetable blanching is to cook very ...

The original Roman gourmet Apicius got straight to the heart of the pleasure we derive from food when he said, "We eat first with our eyes" back in the first century A.D. A tremendous portion of food ...

ST. PAUL -- Blanching (scalding vegetables in boiling water or steam for a short time) is a must for almost all vegetables to be frozen successfully. It slows or stops the enzyme action which can ...

When you find fresh vegetables at the farmers market — snappy asparagus, fuzzy fava beans, sweet peas — it’s an invitation to shift away from the braising and stewing of hearty root vegetables and ...