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Fix those cooking spoils

If a soup or stew is too salty, add raw cut potatoes. Discard them after they have cooked - they will have absorbed the salt.

Seafood health facts

Seafood is the best natural source of Omega-3 fatty acids. One serving of fatty fish per week can reduce the risk of cardiac arrest by 50 to 70 percent.

Kids who cook

Culinary professionals say that cooking with kids can be fun for the whole family with an extra payoff: encouraging children to enjoy cooking can help nurture a lifelong love of good food and eating well.

Food named after people

Alfredo di Lelio lovingly invented a dish for his wife in his restaurant in 1914. The dish became famous as Fettuccine Alfredo. Famous chef Auguste Escoffier named Peach Melba and Melba toast after opera singer Nellie Melba. Even the all-important but humble breakfast can now be had as Eggs Benedict XVI, named after the, well, famous Pope.