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Sarah Sandori was born and raised in Louisiana, where she inherited a love of good cooking that has remained with her. She has traveled throughout the world and lived in a number of different places in the U.S. and abroad. Sarah writes on food, entertaining, travel and related topics for the Solid Gold Info Writers Consortium.

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The Wonder and Beauty of Horse Manes and Tails
[Pets:Horses] Horses have manes and tails, and we humans don't. Perhaps that accounts for their endless fascination to those of us who love and care for a horse. Sure, we have hair on our heads -- most of us, anyway! But the hair in a horse's mane, as well as in its tail, differs in many ways from people hair. As a horse owner and show ring competitor, I spend a lot of time on my horses' manes and tails. Attention paid to these flashier parts of the horse pays off in admiring looks from spectators, not to mention in the number of awards won.

Getting Started in Horse Mane Braiding
[Pets:Horses] Many horse owners enjoy plaiting or braiding their horses' manes. This often appeals to young girls as a way to beautify their horse while spending some quality time with their four-legged companion. But I know quite a few adults, even a few men, who braid their horses' manes (or have it done for them) before a big competition. It is especially popular in the dressage arena.

Basics of Grooming Horse Tails
[Pets:Horses] It might seem that the easiest way to care for your horse's tail is simply to let it fly free. Unfortunately, "natural" horse tails -- neither cut nor tied up in a knot -- are rarely maintenance-free. At a minimum you can expect a horse's tail to develop tangles; at worst, it can become so matted with dirt, mud, twigs and leaves that you end up having to cut much of it off anyway. The good news is that you needn't groom the tail every day. In fact, when it comes to grooming the equine tail, less is more.

Creating Beautiful Horse Manes
[Pets:Horses] When it comes to equine beauty, horse manes are where it's at. Common sense grooming and a few tips will help you to keep your horse's mane looking its best. The benefits of a gorgeous looking mane are many, so it pays to find out how to create one.

Nutrients to Improve Your Horse's Mane
[Pets:Horses] As a serious horse owner and ring competitor, I devote a great deal of time to making my horse's mane as gorgeous as possible. Did you know that you can often dramatically increase the appearance of a horse's mane, tail, and overall coat by supplying selected dietary supplements, most of which are quite inexpensive and easily obtained? It's true.

The Joy of Fast Food Restaurant Recipes
[Food-and-Drink] Love it or hate it, fast food is embedded in American dining culture. Fast food restaurants cater to our modern need for convenience, cheapness and a "no surprises" experience. While it is fashionable to sneer at them, if pressed many of us would confess to really liking at least some of the menu items offered by the major chain fast-food restaurants. If you happen to be one of these fast-food conoisseurs-or you know someone who is-the good news is that it's easy to obtain the recipe for that "gotta-have-it" menu item.

How To Get Free of Emotional Eating
[Health-and-Fitness:Eating-Disorders] Enjoying a well prepared meal, especially in the company of friends or loved ones, is an emotional pleasure that's hard to top. There is a point, though, at which emotion about food can lead us down the wrong path. "Emotional eating" is a term to describe a problematic behavior that is one of the sources of today's obesity epidemic. It is any eating you do for any reason other than because you are hungry. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to break free of the cycle of emotional eating.

Low-Fat Cooking for A Low-Fat Lifestyle
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] As a response to the growing recognition of the health risks of both trans fats and saturated fats, low-fat cooking is again coming into vogue in the home kitchen. There are challenges, though, in adopting a low-fat lifestyle. Here are some ideas and tips for low-fat cooking that will turn that new way of eating into an exciting adventure.

Cooking With A Dutch Oven
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Dutch oven cooking is making a comeback. This staple campfire utensil, perhaps the most valuable tool a camp cook can own, is rich in tradition. You can plug in to that heritage by using a Dutch oven to cook with on your next campout.

How To Cook For A Crowd
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] One of the simple pleasures of life is sharing a meal with a large group of compatible people, whether they be friends or family. Cooking for a crowd is not the problem that many first-timers imagine it to be, but it is different. It does require a number of skills in addition to whatever natural cooking skills you might possess.

Restaurant Soup Recipes Are All The Rage
[Food-and-Drink] Soup goes back a long way in human history: Archaeological evidence of someone stirring up a pot of soup for a meal dates to around 6000 BC. Soup is a great starter for almost any meal. It's a comfort food, and, all by itself, makes a perfect meal for a wintry or rainy day. Cooks are discovering many creative ways to make soup more exciting. Undoubtedly, some of the most interesting soup creations today are found on the menus of those bread-and-soup restaurants that are springing up everywhere.

Favorite Restaurant Meals: Why Not Make Them Yourself?
[Food-and-Drink] People eat out more often than ever before. Frequent dining-out is our way of coping with work and school schedules that are much more crowded and hectic than those followed by our grandparents--possibly even our parents. But sometimes, it's nice to slow down and enjoy a meal at our own dining-room table. Next time you've scheduled an at-home meal, why not add some fun to the occasion by whipping up a menu based on folks' favorite restaurant dishes?

Mexican Restaurant Recipes: More Than Beans and Tortillas Now
[Food-and-Drink] Have you noticed that Mexican restaurants are branching out in their menu offerings? Americans are becoming more cosmopolitan in their food tastes, the explosion in the sheer number of restaurants means these businesses must constantly tempt us with new food experiences, and the influx of people from Mexico means restaurants have a ready-made clientele for more traditional dishes.

How To Copy Restaurant Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Copying restaurant recipes can be easy or hard, but it can almost always be accomplished. Where there's a will there's a way. If it is your fondest desire to be able to copy your favorite restaurant's top recipe at home, know that you can do it. Here's some advice for becoming a skilled and efficient restaurant recipe copycat.

America's Favorite Restaurant Recipes Are Part of 21st-Century Culture
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] In today's America we witness the phenomenon of national chain restaurants that are known and loved for their special dishes. America's favorite restaurant recipes are helping to define our culture these days as much as our top professional sports teams or most popular television shows do. This reflects the fact that eating out in America has come a long way in a scant few decades.

Corn Everywhere: We All Live In Iowa
[Food-and-Drink] It's a startling fact: Corn is everywhere in our diets, much more than you might have imagined. Of the 45,000 items carried by a typical supermarket, more than a quarter contain corn in some form. As delicious as corn can be, it might be prudent to find ways to lessen its preponderance on our tables and in the food products we buy. Here are the health and environmental reasons why.

How To Cook Green Beans
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Green beans are one of those vegetables that are so ubiquitous, most people never give them a second thought. I'm a big green-beans fan, though. Theyr'e full of important nutrients, and although it's hard to get kids (and some adults) excited about them, with a little creativity green beans can be made into a large variety of quite tasty dishes.

How to Cook Corn On the Grill
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Used to be, the only way most people knew to cook corn on the cob was to shuck the ears and drop them into a big pot of boiling water. Nowadays, cooks are discovering that the most delicious way is to roast it on a grill. And, it's super easy!

How to Cook Frozen Crab Legs
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Strictly speaking, you probably won't need to cook those your frozen crab legs you purchased at the supermarket or at the discount club store--it has already been done for you. You will just need to heat them up. Make sure you do it properly, though, by following these tips.

Secret Restaurant Dessert Recipes Are A Sweet Find
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Some of the hardest restaurant recipes to obtain are those for desserts. The big chain restaurants spend time and money creating special "signature" dessert treats, and they don't part with the recipes easily. As I've written previously, the most direct way to obtain recipes for a restaurant's menu offerings--even desserts--is to ask, but often this just brings rejection. I'm grateful therefore to the many unsung heroes of the Internet who have done the detective work to discover the exact recipes used to create some of the most mouth-watering restaurant desserts in America, and have shared them with the world.

How to Cook Rump Steak
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Rump steak or round steak is meat that is cut, literally, from the rump of the cow. If you were to guess that this is probably a tough cut of meat, you would be right. On the other hand, it is quite flavorful. The question is, how can we cook out some of that toughness--or at least avoid adding to the toughness by drying it out--so we can enjoy the rump steak's excellent taste? One good way is to fry or grill it; a better way is to marinate it, then fry or grill it. Here I give you a good recipe and a better one!

How to Cook Rainbow Trout
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Rainbow trout are actually a type of Pacific salmon. Some people know them as "redband trout." Like other salmon, rainbow trout are nutritionally excellent. They are rich in omega three fatty acids, which have been shown to lower cholesterol levels. Omega three fatty acids have more recently been shown to help combat depression in people. Rainbow trout also have low fat but high levels of protein, vitamin A, vitamin D and various minerals. Here are two easy recipes for cooking rainbow trout.

How to Cook Beef Brisket
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Beef brisket, which is meat taken from the lower chest area of the cow, is one of my favorite cuts of meat, but admittedly it can be tough or stringy when not prepared and cooked properly. Generous marinating is one of the main keys to ensuring that it is moist and flavorful when you set it on the table. The recipe offered here, with its emphasis on proper marinating and basting, will ensure success in cooking a delicious beef brisket roast. The recipe I offer here does not require smoking the meat, but please pay attention to the importance given to marinating and basting.

Coming Soon? Super Bread from Turned-On Wheat Genes
[Food-and-Drink] Here's good news on the nutrition front ... that is, if you're not on a strict low-carb diet and do not fear genetically modified food. Scientists have discovered how to "unlock" a gene in domestic wheat seeds that increases the plant's nutritional value. Called Gpc-B1, this gene can increase the iron, zinc and protein levels in wheat kernels. Some farmers may soon be growing wheat varieties that incorporate the switched-on Gpc-B1 gene. The hope is that one day you will be able to buy a loaf of bread made from this super wheat.

Recipes from Famous Restaurants: Why Bother?
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Then I found out that sometimes, a restaurant gets a dish just perfect, and there's no way to improve on it. When that happens you might as well just swipe it. Apart from surprising yourself and others with your ability to duplicate a restaurant's most famous dishes, such "copycatting" can even save money.

Mind Your Eating!
[Health-and-Fitness:Eating-Disorders] Mindless eating is the bane of many a would-be dieter. I too have been guilty of eating mindlessly on way too many occasions. A scientist named Brian Wansink, the author of "Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think," reports that even nutrition experts, who should know better, are prone to fooling themselves when it comes to putting food in their mouths.

How to Cook Walleye
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Walleye is a quintessential northern fish--in fact, it's Minnesota's official state fish. It is also found in other northern-tier states as well as throughout most of Canada. Walleye is a prize game fish, but it is also caught commercially and processed into fillets. The flesh of walleye is definitely good eating--white, firm and tasty. You can cook walleye using any recipe that you would for other species of white fish. Here are two that I like.

How to Cook Live Crab
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Fresh crab meat is a versatile and tasty food. To cook it fresh, though, usually also entails killing the crab in the first place--a tast that some people are squeamish about. Here's advice on the best way to go about it, as well as how to get cooked fresh crabmeat out of the shell, plus a recipe for a delicious crabmeat spread.

Most Wanted Recipes: 5 Ways to Get Them
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] As restaurants have become more sophisticated about their menu offerings, more home cooks are being tempted to try to duplicate their favorite eatery's tastiest dishes in their own kitchens. Finding favorite restaurant recipes can be a chore, but by no means an impossible one. Here are 5 ways that have worked for me.

Is It Legal to Copycat Restaurant Recipes?
[Legal:Cyber-Law] There's a proliferation of books, both printed and electronic (downloadable from the Web), that purport to tell you how to copy your favorite dishes from your favorite restaurants. Some of these are better than others, but they all raise the question: Is it legal to "copycat" recipes in this way?

How to Cook Beef Tenderloin, the Best Part of the Cow
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Beef tenderloin is the best part of the cow, tender and oh-so-flavorful. Cut from the animal's middle, beef tenderloin is also the general name for a wholesale cut of beef from which various retail cuts are made, such as filets or tenderloin steaks. You really don't need a recipe to cook good beef tenderloin--just follow your instincts, using your favorite preparation method. If you don't care to wing it, though, here's a basic recipe for oven-cooked beef tenderloin that will please you and your family or guests.

Top Secret Restaurant Recipes: An Urban Legend?
[Food-and-Drink] Do major chain restaurants really have recipes that they hold in top secrecy and that it's impossible for the average person to get hold of? What's the truth about this widespread legend. And if secret restaurant recipes really exist, how can you obtain them anyway in order to duplicate them in your own kitchen?

How to Cook Cornish Hens
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] My family loves it when I cook Cornish hens. Because of their diminutive size compared to other chickens, the kids think they’re cute. We all find the taste to be a grade above most other kinds of chicken, too. What most people know as a Cornish hen, though, technically should be called a Rock Cornish hen. Whatever you call it, here are a few tips on roasting this delicious bird to bring out all of its wonderful flavor.

How to Cook Chick Peas
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Chick peas, or garbanzos, are tasty, protein-rich legumes that can be used in a tremendous variety of ways. Cook them in soups and stews; mash some together, roll them into little balls and fry them to make falafel; cook them and grind them into a paste for some home-made hummus; or just roast a pan of them and sprinkle with salt or spices for a quick snack--and that only scratches the surface. Here are three different recipes that will introduce you to world of cooking with chick peas.

How to Cook A London Broil
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] A London broil is a great way to cook steak--most often, a flank steak, but sometimes another cut of meat is used, such as top round steak. You can make a London broil by broiling the steak (of course!) or by grilling it. Here are two recipes, one for each cooking method.

How to Cook Catfish
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] One of my fondest memories as a child was eating a mess of fried catfish on a big screened porch on a soft southern night. The South is the epicenter of catfish culture in the United States, with most catfish consumption still taking place in that region. But thanks to farmed catfish, this southern staple is showing up on seafood shelves in other regions, too. It's inexpensive, yet high in protein and other nutritional goodness. Why not try one of these recipes soon?

How to Ask A Man Out to Lunch
[Relationships:Dating] Sharing a meal with a compatible member of the opposite sex is one of life's pleasures. You don't need to stress over it. Many women, though, do seem to tie themselves in knots when thinking about asking a man out, even just for a casual lunch. Here are some tips and even a little script that can make it easier, plus an idea for a dinner date with a twist.

Eating to Keep from Going Crazy
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Scientists are discovering that it may be possible to significantly narrow your risk for Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia by eating certain foods. The key word? Polyphenols.

How to Cook Mahi Mahi
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Mahi mahi, dorado, dolphin. No matter what you call it, mahi mahi is a great all-around fish for just about any cooking method you want to use with it. Poach it, steam it, fry it, bake it, grill it—it's all good. Here's a recipe for broiled mahi mahi that adds a zesty orange-juice glaze to this excellent tasting fish.

How to Cook Canned Crab Meat
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Fresh crab meat is a delight, but if you don’t have it available, you can use canned crab meat instead to make a host of delicious recipes. Some are so good that you won’t even miss having fresh crab.

Want to Keep the Pounds Off? Stay Home Tonight!
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] And you thought it was all those late-night raids on the fridge that were causing you to pack on pounds … Turns out that if you have a weight problem, one of the major culprits might be all those restaurant meals you’re eating.

How to Cook Beef Cheek
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Have you ever had beef cheek? It's exactly what the name suggests--cheek meat from the cow's head. It's delicious when cooked properly, but too tough to even chew if you don't. Don't let the potential difficulty deter you from trying this unusual cut of beef, though. Here's a tested recipe for braised beef cheek, a traditional way of cooking it.

How to Cook Swiss Chard
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Of all the fresh greens that you can find in your supermarket's produce section, none is as nutritious for you as Swiss chard. Even the ancient Greeks and Romans praised chard for its health-giving properties. Flavor-wise, Swiss chard falls somewhere between the slightly salty taste of spinach and the somewhat bitter taste of beet greens. Both the leaves and the stems of chard can be eaten. Here are some tips for using Swiss chard, along with an easy recipe for cooking it.

How to Cook Filet Mignon
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Filet mignon! To many peoples' minds, the words themselves speak of excellence, good living and expensive taste. No wonder. Carefully selected and expertly cut, filet mignon is a steak lover's dream. Here are some tips on selecting and cooking filet mignon for the best experience, along with a couple of basic recipes.

How to Cook Summer Squash
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] "Summer squash" refers to several different squashes that are grown between frosts and harvested before their rinds harden. Summer squash comes in many different colors and shapes. Despite their differing appearances, all varieties of summer squash can be used interchangeably in the kitchen. Here are two recipes you can try; one is for zucchini croquettes and the other is for oven-roasted squash.

How to Cook Lima Beans (aka Butter Beans)
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Down South, where they're especially popular, people know lima beans as "butter beans." Whatever you choose to call them, limas are a tasty side dish of any down-home meal. Two of the principal ways to cook lima beans is with ham hocks, or with corn to make a dish called succotash. Here are recipes for both, along with some general tips for handling limas in the kitchen.

How to Cook Grouper
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Groupers are large fish that are a favorite of sport fishermen and many cooks. They're definitely good eating, and easy to cook. These recipes-one for grilling, the other for baking grouper-are foolproof and delicious.

SOS: Save Our Seafood?
[News-and-Society:Environmental] An article in a scientific journal warns that seafood may disappear before the year 2050. But will it, really? And even if depletion of the oceans and our fisheries is a genuine threat, what should be done to prevent it? Does the answer lie with politics or with technical ingenuity and entrepreneurial energy?

How to Cook Wahoo
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Wahoo! Great name, great eating. Wahoo is not the cheapest fish in the seafood market, nor is it always readily available. But if you're lucky enough to grab hold of some, you're in for a real taste treat. The flesh of wahoo is delicately flakey and white, and should taste wonderful no matter how you cook it. Here are two recipes, one for baked wahoo and one for grilled wahoo. Enjoy!

How to Cook Grilled Tuna
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Tuna steaks are popping up on restaurant menus and in supermarket seafood displays these days. It's good to know that tuna fish offers many more delicious possibilities than boring old tuna salad! Tuna especially lends itself to grilling. Here's some advice on selecting tuna for grilling, along with two delicious recipes for grilled tuna.

How to Cook Tilapia
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Tilapia, a type of fish, holds the promise of helping to end hunger in many parts of the underdeveloped world. At the same time, its spread via commercial fish farming is controversial. Regardless of where you stand on such issues, there's no denying that tilapia tastes good and is easy to cook. You can even pick up tilapia fillets from the big wholesale clubs. If you decide to do so, here are a couple of easy but interesting tilapia recipes you can try.

How to Cook Patty Pan Squash
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Also called scalloped squash, patty pan squash are are part of the summer squash family but the smallest of the lot, measuring as little as an inch across. They are also easy to cook. Here are some tips for steaming them whole, roasting sliced patty pans in the oven, and sautteeing them up in a pan.

How to Bake Cod
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Cod (also called codfish, or, in some places, scrod) is a mild, white-fleshed, "flakey" fish that is high in many nutrients now recognized as exceedingly good for your blood, heart and brain. Because of its mildness, it can take a lot of different seasonings and flavorings, making it an especially versatile seafood. It is an outstanding baking fish, and as you might guess, there are many ways to bake cod. Here's a basic recipe that adds piquancy through the addition of crushed red peppers.

How to Cook with Arrowroot
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Arrowroot, the white powder made from roots of the arrowroot plant, is handy to have around the kitchen. You can use it as a thickener in sauces, gravies and pie fillings, or boil it up into a jelly to which you can add fruit flavorings. Arrowroot makes a good substitute for cornstarch or flour in many recipes. Here are some ideas for using this versatile cooking helper.

How to Cook Shoyu Chicken - The Hawaiian Treat
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Everywhere you eat in Hawaii, from the finest restaurants to the simplest roadside stands, you will find a delicious dish called shoyu chicken. There are hundreds if not thousands of recipes for soyu chicken; here's one that will feed a party of a dozen people. Why not put some ukulele music and enjoy a taste of the islands this weekend?

How to Cook Collard Greens
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Collard greens are a southern staple food that are beginning to be appreciated more and more by people outside the region. They make a great winter-time dish, and they're packed with nutrients. They do require a lot of cooking time, though, to make them tender enough to eat and also to get them to release all that nutrition. Here are some tips on preparing collards, a recipe for collard greens and ham hocks, and a bit of musing on the cultural role of collard greens in the South.

How to Cook Pork Loins, the Best Part of the Pig
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Pork loins refer to cuts of meat from the tenderest part of the pig. It's also the leanest meat on the pig. For my money, the best tasting pork loin of all is a pork roast cut from the animal's rib end. Here's a basic but delicious recipe to get your started on experimenting with one of the world's great meats.

How to Cook Arugula
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Arugula is one of the many "new" greens making their way onto supermarket shelves in the United States, although in this case this marvelous herb has long been known and loved in Europe, especially Italy. You can use arugula in salads as you would lettuce or spinach, but it's tastiest when used in a cooked dish. Here's a spaghetti recipe using arugula that my family really loves.

How to Cook Steel Cut Oats
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Ever since I turned my family on to steel cut oats, they can't get enough of them. A steaming bowl of steel cut oatmeal, served with raisins or fresh fruit such as blueberries or strawberries, makes a hearty and nutritious breakfast. Steel cut oats are especially welcome on a cold, rainy day. They do take longer to cook than regular, rolled oats, though Here are some basic tips for cooking this delicious food as well as for speeding up the process if you're in a hurry.

How to Cook Kale
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Kale is a form of cabbage with its own distinctively hearty taste. You can use it for extra bite in salads, or cook it as a side dish. Two easy ways and traditiional ways to cook kale are by boiling and sauteeing. However you choose to cook and serve it, here is some advice on doing it right.

How to Start A Food Ministry
[News-and-Society:Religion] One of the most rewarding activities that any church or other group can undertake is a food ministry. It's also a tremendous amount of work, so don't jump into it on a whim or without sufficient planning. A relatively new concept is that of outsourcing food ministry organizing to an outside group experienced with sourcing groceries, obtaining them at good prices, and helping to set up a distribution system - thus relieving you of reinventing the wheel.

How to Cook Bok Choy
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Long familiar to Chinese cooks, and to those who love Chinese food, bok choy is showing up in a wide You might find it spelled as "bak choi" or even "paakvariety of other types of dishes. Packing a nutritional wallop, it is also readily available the year around and is easy to prepare and cook. Here are some tips for eating it raw, zapping in the microwave as a side dish, and using it in a delicious stir fry.

How to Cook A Spiny Lobster
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] If you travel to the Caribbean islands or along the coast of Central America, you'll often see lobster on restaurant menus. This isn't the true, or Maine type, lobster you may be more familiar with, but rather a somewhat similar looking creature called the spiny lobster or rock lobster. Spiny lobsters are every bit as delicious as their more northern distant relative. But there are some differences between the two that you should be aware of, especially if you're the one doing the cooking.

How to Bake Ocean Perch
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Ocean perch is a tasty, healthful and economical fish for when you're in the mood for good seafood but don't want to spend a lot of money. It is relatively low priced, usually available year round and is easy to prepare and cook. You can find ocean perch sold whole as well as filleted. It's a great fish for frying, but most of the time I prefer to bake it. Here's one particulary tasty recipe as well as some basic baking instructions.

How to Cook A Cactus Pear
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Cactus pear, or prickly pear, grows abundantly in many locations throughout the United States as well as in Mexico and elsewhere. It can be cooked in a wide variety of recipes. Here are some easy ways to prepare and serve this versatile plant.

How to Clean Cloudy Wine Glasses
[Food-and-Drink:Wine-Spirits] There's nothing that detracts from the enjoyment of fine wine like drinking it from a cloudy wine glass. Unfortunately, it's easy for even the best crystal stemware to develop a foggy look that is hard to remove once it has "set." The best course is to keep this from happening in the first place. But if you already have foggy wine glasses, here is what you can do to clear them up.

How to Cook Snapping Turtle
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Snapping turtles are not very pretty to look at, and they can take a nasty nip out of your hand if you're not careful, but if you happen to catch one you should know that it can make a quite tasty meal. Here's a recipe for a delicious snapping turtle stew.

How to Cook Quinoa, the Incan Superfood
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] If you haven’t tried quinoa yet, you owe it to yourself and your family to cook and serve some tonight. This cereal-like food was eaten for thousands of years by the Incas of South America, to whom it was sacred. And no wonder. It is one of the most nutritional foods in the world, higher in essential amino acids than wheat--yet unlike wheat, quinoa is gluten free. Here are some tips on delicious and easy ways to prepare this wonder food.