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Information about food, meaning anything solid eaten for sustenance - solid to distinguish it from beverages.

Summer

Summer warm days claim cooling dishes and with the bounty of summer vegetables, cold soups, salads and lightly grilled meat or fish take part in most summer menus.

Spring

Tender vegetables and meats are the gift of the spring season and, as the weather warms up, as certainly by the end of spring the days are definitely much warmer than the previous season, the need for lighter fare awakens.

Spring is a season of abundance. It is easy to stay focused on fresh options. There is great selection of fresh meat. Vegetables are at their most tender during this season. Many juicy fruits ripen towards the end of the spring.

Food tips

Some ingredients are tricky to deal with, others require extra handling to give their best, sometimes going a little out your way renders spectacular results.

Cooking tips

Some food would need very little preparation and no cooking at all, such is the case of raw foods. However, most of the food we eat is cooked, so it is handy to know how to prepare it.

Discard any food left out at room temperature for more than 2 hours.

Immediately cool down and then refrigerate or freeze remaining leftovers in shallow containers.

Grains

All about grains, cereals and seeds used as grains. When it comes to grains, there are so many options. Think beyond wheat, corn, and rice; think e barley; buckwheat, rye, and, although not grains, think couscous or quinoa.
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