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Food Pairings For Your Health
Food is more than fuel for your body — it's a tool to help you improve your health. Eating for your health can be as simple as adding certain ingredients to the food you're already accustomed to consuming.
Small changes can add up to improvements in your well-being while satisfying your hunger.
Top 5 Flavor Pairing Predictions for 2009
At the onset of each year, American spice company McCormick offers its prediction for the top spice combinations. When we shared the company's top picks with you last year, your vote went to the vanilla and cardamom combo. Incidentally, throughout 2008, I encountered that flavor pairing in recipes and menu items from flan to peach pie.
Food Combination: Good or Bad?
Synergy exists in foods; it is true. Pairing certain foods can make the sum of the meal healthier than the individual ingredients. While some food combinations are best avoided.
Taste the Future of Flavor — The Top 10 Flavor Pairings For 2008
Each year, the folks at McCormick put out a list of 10 flavor pairings. Last year things like clove and green apple reigned supreme, but this year it's more intriguing like vanilla bean and cardamom. To see all 10 of their food-pairing predictions, click the "Start Slideshow" button below.
Discover New Food Pairings
If you're looking for some cooking inspiration, then be sure to check out the new Food Pairing website. Designed by the folks at Food for Design, the site creates food pairing trees generated by the flavor components of each ingredient. The shorter the distance between the two food products, the more flavors the food have in common.
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Happy Hour: Josh Wesson on Pairing Food and Wine
Despite the long lines and hungry event goers, there was one thing the organizers of the Great American Food and Music Festival did right: they invited Josh Wesson to give a special wine seminar. Wesson is a highly regarded wine professional. He's won countless awards and cofounded New York's acclaimed Best Cellars.
A Lesson in Pairing Food and Wine With Peter Marks
When I was planning my wine and chocolate party I had the lovely opportunity to speak with Peter Marks, an expert on the subject. Peter is a wine master and wine educator at COPIA — The American Center for Wine, Food, and Arts — in Napa, CA. He has won an array of wine-related awards and even hosted a wine-centric television show.
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Yummy Links: From Milkshakes to Frank Bruni
- Twelve milkshake recipes that will have your mouth watering. — Chow
- Learn how to put together a colorful candy buffet. — Hostess With the Mostess
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Yummy Links: From Vampire Cookies to Beer-Turkey Pairings
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