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Fruits lose nutrients when frozen or dried, true or false?

Beef comes usually from 4-5 years old steers or un-calved heifers. It is popular for its flexibility in cooking and flavor, as well as its food value.

Chicken is available all year round, either fresh or frozen. Don't limit yourself to roasting and think of the excellent casseroles that can be prepared with older birds.

Veal is the meat of young calves still on a milk diet.

Sesame has a unique flavor, reminiscent of sunflower seeds.  Used in Middle Eastern cuisine, where is added to breads, cakes, used as tahini paste, or as an ingredient in confectionery, as in halva. In Oriental cuisine, sesame seeds are frequently toasted or ground in Chinese, Japanese and Korean cooking, as a condiment.

Carrots are more than good for your eyes as tThis humble vegetable plays a role in many dishes, present in nearly every sauce, used almost as often as parsley.

It is the basis of all salads. People have turned to  it to replace bread on their sandwiches. It comes in several varieties, some of  which are sweet or bitter. Yes, we are talking about that versatile vegetable,  the lettuce.

Mushrooms are versatile and very good for you. But how much of each are they really?

The story of the great pumpkin. Find the origin of this tradition , it reads like a fairy tale, and many other curious facts about pumpkins.