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Issue No. 48: Panettone

November 27, 2015 Val Neff-Rasmussen / by Val Neff-Rasmussen

There are plenty of stories about the origins of panettone, Italy’s most famous Christmas dessert, but the most romantic is this: once upon a time in Milan a poor baker named Antonio had a beautiful daughter who caught the eye of a local nobleman. When Antonio’s bakery was in danger of going out of business, […]

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Issue No. 47: Butternut squash seed oil

November 12, 2015 Val Neff-Rasmussen / by Val Neff-Rasmussen

In the Styrian region of Austria, locals use pumpkin seed oil like Italians use olive oil. That is to say, a lot: about a liter a month. In Austria the oil is such a big deal that they grow pumpkins just for their seeds. The pumpkin itself is a byproduct that gets discarded on the […]

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