Prepare yourself to learn some clever techniques for preparing delicious, healthy dishes guaranteed to excite your tastebuds and impress your friends and family. Watch the recording of the Online Coaching & Sharing meeting that took place on Thursday, February 16.

Ingredients For the anchovy dressing: 100 ml fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon fish sauce 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons honey 18 oil-packed anchovy fillets, minced 6 garlic cloves, minced 115 g freshly grated Parmesan cheese 180 ml sunflower oil 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoons spicy red paprika powder 1 tablespoons freshly grated …

Eaten on their own, bitter greens, like broccoli rabe, chicory, turnip greens, and even kale can have bite that’s strong and assertive. 5 ways to tame the bitterness Blanch First Blanching helps to leech out some of the bitterness and works best with hardier greens. Add Strongly-Flavored Ingredients Fight bitterness with other flavors like sweetness and spice. Having a strong …

Organic dark chocolate – sweet but not too sweet and almost lustful in its intensity. Chocolate is a potent source of antioxidants – and some research indicates that chocolate benefits the circulatory system and may offer anti-carcinogenic effects. These effects are made more potent the higher the cocoa content is; that is, the darker the chocolate, the better it is for …

This recipe for Mayan chocolate truffles calls for chocolate with an 70–85% cocoa content, bitterly and wonderfully dark; you’ll find that the addition of other flavors such as orange, cinnamon, vanilla and even chipotle chili powder enhance the complexity of the chocolate’s inherent flavor and aroma. You won’t miss that sugar one bit. Further, these Mayan chocolate truffles are more …

For foodie inspiration feel free to visit these sites dedicated to Curly Kale and Black Tuscan Cabbage. On the sites you will find nutritional information, facts and figures, as well as recipes and serving ideas for both Curly Kale and its Italian cousin Cavolo Nero. http://www.discoverkale.co.uk http://www.discovercavolonero.co.uk

Coconut Oil Basics Depending on the temperature, your coconut oil can have a different look. Coconut oil is liquid above 25°C, and below that it will be a solid fat. Coconut oil in its solid state is white, thick, and creamy. In its liquid state it’s clear and easy to pour. Coconut oil can be stored in either its liquid …

DATE February 28, 2017 9:30 am – 11:00 am (GMT-5) Seed is the single most important agricultural input of crop production, but not all seed is equally accessible and/or available. Join Agrilinks, Microlinks and the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance for a special event where experts will address how Quality Declared Seeds (QDS) might be able to close some …

Have you heard the stories of a ‘wonder-vegetable’ that is easy to grow, delicious, and extraordinary healthy? It may sound too good to be true, but humans have actually been eating it for thousands of years. Meet Nero di Toscana, a legendary variety of kale. Nero di Toscana is a plant of many names, including Black Cabbage and Dinosaur Kale. Originally cultivated by the …

Take the opportunity to get acquainted with kale and learn about growing, harvesting, and eating it. Watch the recording of the Online Coaching & Sharing meeting that took place on Thursday, January 19.