Not surprisingly, pine nuts *are* tree nuts, as they come from pine trees. Which are, you know, trees.
But let’s delve further into the difference between tree nuts and pine nuts.
Author: Erin Nudi
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Food history: deviled eggs
Last year around Easter, we shared the history of eggs in general.
This year, in lieu of the recent night of the living egg, I thought we should check out the history behind deviled eggs.
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Difference between: lima beans and edamame
These two legumes look awfully similar – let’s figure out the difference between lima beans and edamame.
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Difference between: lemons and Meyer lemons
The difference between lemons and Meyer lemons – this one surprised me.
No, that’s not an orange. It’s a Meyer lemon! -
Food history: cream cheese
We explored the history of cream cheese a tiny bit with the difference between cream cheese and Neufchâtel, but let’s take a closer look.
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Difference between: burritos and chimichangas
This is a pretty quick Difference Between folks – burritos versus chimichangas.
Since it’s so quick, while we’re at it, we’re going to give a run down of the other similar Mexican (or American-Mexican/Tex-Mex) foods – wet burrito vs enchilada, quesadilla vs fajita, and taco vs taquito.
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Difference between: ham and gammon (and bacon joint)
Ham, gammon, bacon joint. Let’s take a look at what they are and what the differences are between them.
This should be a fairly quick and easy one, folks.
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History of tofu
As with this week’s Difference Between, today’s Food History post is one of those food items that you’re likely to either love or hate: tofu.
Let’s check out tofu’s history.
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Difference between: Vegemite and Marmite
I first heard of Vegemite from the 1981 song “Down Under” by Men at Work: “He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich.”
The song is about an Australian man traveling the world, proud of where he comes from, and how he interacts with the people he comes across who are interested in Australia.
Not surprisingly then, Vegemite comes from Australia; Marmite is originally from Britain.
Interestingly, most of the information I came across on the two food items was primarily by average folk who conducted an unscientific-but-still-valid taste test.
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Top 5 writing tips
Over the years, I’ve taken classes, read numerous writing books, and had editors and readers comment on my work.
From various sources, these are the top five tips for writing well that I’ve come across.