Coq au vin literally means "rooster with wine." This stew is a traditional peasant food with origins in the French countryside. Though dozens of variations exist, the essential ingredients for classic coq au vin are: bone-in chicken (dark meat, such as legs), red wine, bacon, mushrooms, and onions.
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It is really the ease of the guava that has us fawning over it. In fact, Epicurious points out that this fruit that tastes like a blend of a strawberry and a pear can be eaten whole. Yep, you can eat every last bit of this fruit, including the seeds — so definitely don't throw them out. Here's why.
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You may not know this, but when you're digging into a basket of wings, you're not even really eating true chicken wings. You're actually eating wingettes (and maybe some drumettes, too). So what's the difference?
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While the lives of the McDonald brothers were filled with success that would eventually afford them luxuries like custom Cadillacs, their lives were also fraught with frustration and defeat. This is the tragic story of the McDonald brothers and their fast food phenomenon.
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There are at least 23 types of bread in the world. From dinner rolls to baguettes to challah, each unique form of bread has an element that makes it truly wondrous - especially flatbread. But in the battle of the flatbreads, only one version reigns above all others.
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Sometimes, eating healthy means satisfying your cravings so you can continue to stick to your diet plan without taking a major detour or depriving yourself of the things you enjoy. Fortunately, there are quite a few lighter options available at Domino's that will satisfy almost any pizza craving.
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Halloween this year is really going to be something special. First off, it's on a Saturday, but what's even better is that on that night there will be not only a full moon, but a blue moon! If you live in South Florida, there is something special you can do to celebrate this occurrence.
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You might be used to seeing just plain red globe radishes with white centers at the store, but if you check out your farmers market, you'll likely find more kinds than you knew existed. Watermelon radishes are just one variation and they can be a little tougher to find, but are definitely worth it.
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The term "celebrity chef" gets tossed around a lot these days. While some are indeed true chefs others are merely posturing themselves as chefs in the kitchen.
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If you enjoy cooking food as much as eating it, then there is no place online like the New York Times Cooking Community Facebook page. But there are rumblings going on within the community at the moment -- and they have less to do with the sounds of hungry stomachs and more to do with discontent.
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Dollar stores are convenient when you're looking for affordable deals on your groceries and don't want to end up shelling out more money than you have to. As convenient as they are for a lot of your shopping needs, you do need to be smart while purchasing products from these super discounted shops.
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When you think of sarsaparilla, you might have an image of a cowboy bellying up to a bar to sip on the drink. However, forms of the beverage have been around for many more centuries prior. In fact, sarsaparillas were used in folk medicine and entered the international trade market in the 1530s.
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Lingonberries probably aren't a fruit you're used to seeing at the grocery store — they're much more popular in Scandinavian countries, including Sweden. While you might be tempted to just pop one of these shiny red berries in your mouth, lingonberries aren't really meant to be eaten raw.
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Curries come in such a wide variety of colors, flavors, and origins that it can be difficult to even wrap your head around what exactly curry is. A tikka masala curry and a Thai red curry have vastly different flavors — can they really be the same thing? Yep! And these are their differences.
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There are so many delicious meals to consider when you think about the best food in the world. Since there are thousands of choices to choose from, you might be shocked — or maybe not surprised at all — to know what people voted as their top choice for cuisine from around the world.
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Two Midwestern cities not named Chicago are less well known outside their immediate areas for their own tube steak traditions, however: Detroit and Milwaukee. (In the latter case, most of the city's residents are also unaware of any such thing).
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Green tea can not only improve brain function, but also assist in weight loss, protect against cancer, and lower your risk of heart disease. Of course, the key to introducing any healthy eating or drinking habit into your routine is to ensure it's sustainable for you, which starts with the flavor.
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Whether you prefer to slather salted butter onto toasted slices, experiment with sandwiches, or hunt for the best gourmet varieties, it's likely that you have your preferences when it comes to bread. You may have noticed that typical American bread is quite different from the kind you get in Europe.
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For a long time, Walmart seemed like the unstoppable juggernaut of the retail world, but things haven't been looking so great for the retail giant. In fact, they just announced another round of closures. So what's going on with Walmart, and will it get better or worse?
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Chick-fil-A's adherence to its traditional principles has gotten it into trouble in the past, specifically for its actions towards certain sections of the community. In fact, this stance is even connected to why the brand was not able to go ahead with plans to open in a New York airport last year.
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Eating excessive amount of ice cream can have some rather unexpected effects on your body, things you probably didn't consider. Read on for more details on what can happen to your body if you start eating ice cream in unhealthy quantities.
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Root beer has made a name for itself among ice cream lovers and soda fans alike, but there's one strange use that precedes both of its current ones. The drink was used for things that had nothing to do with satisfying your sweet tooth and the original purpose might very well surprise you.
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So much of life is centered around food. Whether we are joyously celebrating a marriage, birth, graduation, or some other milestone, we can usually find food attached to it. This also includes funerals.
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While some define a cassoulet as a casserole, others more accurately describe it as a rich and substantial stew. The French cannot be rushed and neither can a cassoulet. It takes a lot of love and time – up to four days, including prep time.
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As you've probably guessed, regular pasta and gnocchi have some similarities when you compare their overall nutritional profiles. If you're only looking at carbohydrates, though, you're going to be intrigued by the answer you find.
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We've all frozen a steak or two because of time constraints. The reason why we might want to think twice before freezing our steaks was given by LongHorn Steakhouse's chef Michael Senich. When one of our favorite steakhouses gives a suggestion, we pay attention.
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Chinese rice mostly has medium or long grains. Cooking Chinese rice should ensure that you get a bowl of fluffy, white rice that isn't stuck and is light which will serve as the perfect base for a meal of fried rice. However, there have been odd rumors in the past that you should be aware of.
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