Cilantro Lime Coleslaw Is The Flavor Packed Side Perfect For Taco Night

Metamore Studio/Shutterstock Classic coleslaw isn’t just tasty, it’s also super functional from a culinary point of view. It offers contrasting texture with ingredients like crunchy cabbage, a vinegary pop that elevates flavors, and a creamy coolness that can stand up to the spicy flavors of a taco or provide dimension to savory pulled pork sandwiches. This stuff is also deliciously versatile, and you can customize its flavors and list of ingredients to reflect your vision. And there are two elements that can really make a difference when added into your next iteration: … Read more

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Fighting The Flu With Food

Protein How- When protein is digested it breaks down into smaller parts called amino acids. Those amino acids are then used to build new proteins that all have a job in the body… including the noble task of fighting off disease. This is why it is so important to get your protein in while you’re sick! The bigger the pool of amino acids that your body has to delegate to immune function, the better. What [LS1] [AV2] to eat Meat Poultry Fish Dairy (but be careful, dairy can increase mucus production) Soy Protein supplements Vitamin C How- Vitamin C helps send white blood … Read more

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Food Safety Tips Brought To You by Bonji

Bonji Foods Aficionado Smart Brief: Volume 90 What’s up Bonji Buddies! We at Bonji Foods hope you are thriving at whatever venture you’ve set out on. It’s time for another edition of the Bonji Foods Aficionado Smart Brief! Buckle up, because this week we are going to talk about food safety. Why Food Safety CANNOT Be Overlooked Food safety is the single most important aspect of food production, processing, manufacturing, distribution, and service/retail.  Sure, we all love a tasty bowl of acai sorbet, but would you eat it if you knew it would make you sick? Absolutely not!  That is why … Read more

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Three Ingredient Fig Jam for Canning – Food in Jars

This three ingredient fig jam is designed for canning and uses just fresh figs, sugar, and lemon juice. It’s bright, flavorful, and so easy to make. If you find yourself awash in figs every year, keep this recipe handy! Hello friends! I realize that it has been an absolute age (more than a year!) since I’ve posted anything new here. I have desperately missed sharing my canning practice with all of you, and while I can’t promise anything like my old regularity, I very much want to show up here more often. So let’s dig back in. I’m kicking my … Read more

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Travis Lett’s Luscious Cherry Tomato Confit

I’m finally getting to the Chef Travis Lett Cherry Tomato Confit recipe that caught my eye back in the dark days of our long COVID winter. Tomatoes worthy of this luscious confit recipe are strictly summer fare. So I waited until the good tomatoes at the Hollywood farmers market were in season.  Besides, I’ve been away. I spent January in Santa Barbara, California. Which was soon followed by three months in Greece. Most recently I escaped our giant national heatwave with three weeks in the cool summer fog on the Central Coast of California. I’ve been missing my kitchen (and the tasks associated with … Read more

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Salmorejo When it’s Hot Outside

It’s August and it’s hot in Los Angeles. Is it hot where you are too? Well, when it’s hot outside it’s time to consider a few changes to your culinary habits. In other words: cold soup. Gazpacho is cold soup but it’s not the only ripe tomato chilled Spanish soup in my blender this summer. Andalusian Tomato and Bread Soup, known in Spain as Salmorejo, is another cold soup you just might like to give a whirl.  It may remind you of gazpacho. It calls for tomatoes, day-old bread, garlic, olive oil, and a splash of sherry vinegar. However, where gazpacho is like … Read more

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