Vinny Steo
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Food Tip of the Week: Avocado

Most of us think of the avocado as a vegetable, but the “alligator pear” or “butter pear” as it was originally known, is a fruit. Unlike other fruits, avocados are not terribly sweet, have a creamy texture, and contain quite a bit of fat. The fat they contain is monounsaturated, the type you want for […]

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Neighborhoods: Towson Maryland

Towson is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 57,796 as of 2020. It is the county seat of Baltimore County and the second-most populous unincorporated county seat in the United States. Towson was officially settled in the 18th century (1752) when two Pennsylvania brothers, named […]

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Food Tip of the Week: Granny Smith Apples

Introduced into the market in 1868, Granny Smith apples are a favorite of all sour apple fans.  The origins of Granny Smith apples can be traced back to an Australian grandmother named Maria Ann Smith.  She cultivated some discarded French crabapples into what we have today. Who knew this simple step would shape one of […]

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Food Tip of the Week: Celery

Next time you want a delicious snack, try a few stalks of crunchy celery. It is excellent when eaten raw or with vegetable dips. There are 2 main types of celery: Pascal and Golden Heart. Pascal, also known as green celery is the more popular in the United States. Celery has been commercially grown for […]

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Food Tip of the Week: Black Garlic

Black garlic, fermented with heat for 30 days, has a sweet but savory taste that is completely different from untreated garlic. It is appearing in more markets and restaurants and is gaining fans partly because it does not give heartburn or bad breath. It’s rich in antioxidants and has a mild flavor with sweet notes, […]

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The Sweet History of Belgian Chocolate

How The Sweet History Of Belgian Chocolate Began It all started with Leopold II of Belgium in the year 1885 when he colonized Congo. It was a territory eighty-six times bigger than his country. Leopold II was the very first one to commit genocide during the 20th Century. The chocolate industry first took off during […]

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Food Tip of the Week: Clementines

   From ancient times Clementines have been called the crown jewels of the mandarin family. The name mandarin applies to a number of citrus fruits that have a peel that is easily pulled from the flesh. Sometimes called zipper skinned, clementines were once referred to as kid-glove oranges because it was said that a lady […]

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Food Tip of the Week: Broccoli Raab

Broccoli Raab is a vegetable related to the cabbage and turnip family. It looks like miniature broccoli with long thin stems.  popular in Italy. Wildly popular in China. And the No. 1 vegetable in Hong Kong. It works under many aliases: Broccoli rabe, Turnip broccoli, Broccoletti, Rapini, Rapine, Rappi,  Rappone, and Rapa. Probably in an […]

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