One of my goals for the upcoming Spring, Summer, and Fall is to go to the local farmers markets more frequently.  I want to see how much better fresh fruits and vegetables are, compared to those shipped in from thousands of miles away (like tomatoes that are reddened artificially).
I found this great website for Ohio [...]

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This post is part of a series called Cooking 101, which introduces the basics of cooking. The series follows the book Culinary Fundamentals, with supplements from The Professional Chef by the Culinary Institute of America. Check out the previous posts here.
Unit 12: Fruit, Vegetable, and Herb Identification and Fabrication
This is a list [...]

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Currants are one of those foods that I’ve heard mentioned on various cooking shows, but I never knew what they actually were. So today I decided to do a little research and figure out what exactly a currant is.
A currant is a type of small berry and comes in red, black and white varieties. [...]

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