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Maximize Flavor in Spices and Herbs:  Tips and Tricks for Buying, Cooking and Storing67

Maximize Flavor in Spices and Herbs: Tips and Tricks for Buying, Cooking and Storing

Have your green herbs gone grey and red spices gone brown? If they've lost their color they've probably lost their flavor too. Learn how to buy, cook with and store your spices more effectively.

2 comments    food shopping cooking
A Star in the Frozen Food Aisle:  Kitchens of India Crispy Samosas filled with Potatoes & Green Peas67

A Star in the Frozen Food Aisle: Kitchens of India Crispy Samosas filled with Potatoes & Green Peas

Kitchens of India's Potato filled Samosas are a delightful addition to the burgeoning selection of Indian Frozen Foods. Indian foods are a welcome, but late addition to big chain supermarkets ethnic choices.

1 comment    potatoes peas indian cooking
Egg Substitutes:  Another Case of Form Following Function67

Egg Substitutes: Another Case of Form Following Function

Eggs are remarkably versatile; either cooked by themselves or as a functional ingredient in countless dishes. But if you can't consume them, what are your options? To determine the best substitutes, you need to consider the functional roles.

2 comments    cooking baking ingredients
When Questions are not Questions:  Asking Loaded Questions76

When Questions are not Questions: Asking Loaded Questions

Strange, ambiguous and off-hand questions that seem incoherent in forums are common. The problem is many of these aren't questions at all, but stem from fuzzy thinking and loaded questions where the author seeks confirmation.

3 comments    hubpages questions opinions
Putting off that First Puff:  What Children Know and Don't Know about Smoking67

Putting off that First Puff: What Children Know and Don't Know about Smoking

The dangers of adult smoking are old news. Less known are the special health risks of young experimenters.

0 comments    health children parenting
The Deceleration of the Chinese Economy or Why We Don't all Have to Learn Chinese72

The Deceleration of the Chinese Economy or Why We Don't all Have to Learn Chinese

China's rapid rise as a major economic power has led many economists to believe the trend will inevitably lead to China overtaking the U.S.'s ranking as the world's largest economy. But how much more growth can this manufacturing behemoth muster?

5 comments    china economics chinese
The Gasoline Tax: Too Low to Meet Current Needs69

The Gasoline Tax: Too Low to Meet Current Needs

The nearly 20 year-old gasoline federal tax rate of 18.4 cents is woefully inadequate for either maintaining the Highway Trust Fund or the pittance that goes to public transit. A sharp increase is needed to wean Americans' thirst for oil and shift the shape of transportation from personal cars to a real transportation system.

9 comments    energy government tax
Big Government versus Smart Government:  Cash for Clunkers Revisited63

Big Government versus Smart Government: Cash for Clunkers Revisited

The Car Allowance Rebate System, aka "Cash for Clunkers" was an inexpensive, smart, federal program. The campaign to shrink big government misses the utility of well-designed programs like Cash for Clunkers which undoubtedly paid for itself many times over.

4 comments    energy cars economy
Trader Joe's Frozen Foods:  Butter Chicken & Trader Ming's Mandarin Orange74

Trader Joe's Frozen Foods: Butter Chicken & Trader Ming's Mandarin Orange

If you haven’t tried Trader Joe’s frozen foods or visited one of their stores, I strongly recommend you investigate, if not stock your freezer. I recently had the good fortune to replace an ancient, dying electric range with a powerful...

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P.F. Chang's Frozen Meals:  A Stroll down the Frozen Food Aisle77

P.F. Chang's Frozen Meals: A Stroll down the Frozen Food Aisle

My high school social studies teacher claimed that Japanese carmakers bought an American car, took it apart to see how it was built, and figured out how to build cars from that model. If “reverse engineering” had been coined at the time, it...

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