Food & Nutrition: Culinary Techniques, Diets & Metabolic Health

Nutritional health is achieved through the therapeutic use of whole foods, safe culinary preparation, and understanding the metabolic impacts of specific dietary frameworks and ingredients.

How to Grill Chicken Leg Quarters on a Gas Grill

The sounds and smells of grilling are synonymous with summer months, though there are plenty of people who grill year-round. For many individuals, everything tastes better when cooked on the grill. Chicken leg quarters are a popular cut of chicken to grill because they do not dry out as quickly as chicken breasts can.

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Roast duck with pumpkin and oranges.

How to Cook a Duck in an Oven Bag

Duck is not typical food fare but has become more mainstream in American cuisine. It is a fatty bird because it swims and needs the fat to help keep it buoyant in the water. Duck is considered dark meat since it flies and therefore uses more muscle.

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Marinated roast ham

How to Roast a Fresh Whole Ham

Most of the time when you think of ham, what comes to mind is the deep-pink meat that is served at Easter. It is decidedly salty and pairs well with a spicy sauce. A fresh whole ham, however, is the hind leg of a pig that has not been cured or smoked and needs to be cooked before eating.

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Side view of young woman opening oven door

How to Bake a Half-Chicken

Chicken is a versatile meat that can be cooked numerous ways to achieve different flavors. You can either cook the whole chicken, half of the chicken or chicken pieces.

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Benefits of Aspall Unpasteurized Apple Cider Vinegar

Award-winning Aspall Organic Cyder Vinegar is made from the juice of whole, fresh pressed apples. The Aspall Hall Farm has been owned and managed by the Chevallier family since 1702, and they have made cider since 1725.

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Citrus fruits on plate. Oranges, limes and lemons

Citric Acid in Limes, Lemons & Oranges

Lemons, limes and oranges are vibrant citrus fruits used in many dishes, beverages and desserts. The tart, sharp flavor is no surprise to those who take a bite and neither is the “pucker face” of someone who has just bitten into a lemon.

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Tea with rose petals

What Are the Benefits of Green Tea With Rose?

Green tea is made from the unfermented leaves of the Camellia sinensis shrub. Rose tea is made from either rose petals or rose hips, the swollen seeds. Green tea with rose is the combination of green tea leaves and dry rose petals or hips. Both green tea and rose hips provide many health benefits.

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