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25 06, 2020

Summer Mango Tonic

By Rosanne Rust|2020-08-31T07:26:57-04:00June 25th, 2020|Easy Cooking, Food Facts, Food Trends, Just for Fun, Recipe, Wellness|Comments Off on Summer Mango Tonic

I had 2 mangos on the counter that were quickly ripening and had several black spots on them. Rather than pitch them, I simply peeled them, peeled off the spots, and cut the remaining fruit off the stone. To preserve them, I placed the mango pieces in an [...]

3 09, 2013

Fall source of Potassium and Vitamin C: Potatoes

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:37:45-04:00September 3rd, 2013|Food Facts, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Fall source of Potassium and Vitamin C: Potatoes

Autumn is being ushered in with the wind, and there are lots of vegetables harvested at this time of year, including the humble potato. Due to the popularity of low carbohydrate diets, "white" potatoes have sometimes get bad press , including their moderate glycemic index, and also the [...]