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Sweet potatoes: Centuries of sweet nutrition

Chicago Tribune (MCT) - A sweet potato is not related to the potato. Nor is it related to a yam. It is its own, delicious thing and ... continue reading


Amazing maize: Indian corn travels the world

Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Summer's golden joy, corn on the cob, is a recent pleasure. Through history, most of the corn grown in the Americas ... continue reading



Potato: A tuber with staying power

Chicago Tribune (MCT) - The potato _ nutritious, accommodating and unassuming; a species (Solanum tuberosum) with thousands of varieties _ ... continue reading


Chili: Columbus performs the old switcheroo

Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Christopher Columbus could have given those calculating guys on "Mad Men" a true run for their money. He was ... continue reading


Tomato: A well-traveled orb

Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Ah, the poor tomato. Though long eaten by pre-Columbian Peruvians, it was greeted by fear and suspicion upon its ... continue reading


Squash: Triumph after a mistaken identity

hicago Tribune (MCT) - When European explorers made their way to the New World, they were delighted to find, amid the unknown foods, ... continue reading



Cranberry: Tiny berry packs a powerful punch

Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Cranberries, it could be said, long ago played a crucial part in assuring that the United States was eventually ... continue reading


Culinary courier: Columbus' historic voyages changed the world's menu

Chicago Tribune (MCT) - What if Christopher Columbus had missed the New World? For those of us whose families hailed from outside the ... continue reading


California cities fining banks that allow foreclosed properties to languish

McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - The scene is familiar in neighborhoods throughout the Valley: A dead lawn, debris in front and a murky ... continue reading


New tax law gives bicyclists credit up to $20 per month

McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Bicycle commuters, Congress has your back. Buried deep in the federal Emergency Economic Stabilization Act _ ... continue reading


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