Recipes that appear in Idea Alley have not been tested by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. "While visiting my mom in Fremont, Ohio, over the holidays I met a new friend who used to live in Joplin, [Mo.] ...

Today, hickory nuts appear in recipes like this rich Southern nut cake and can be used to add crunch as a topping for oatmeal or salads. In flavor, they are rich and buttery—think pecans with deeper, ...

Food trends vary greatly based on geography and time period. A typical lunch that you might have today in Boise, Idaho is probably very different from the typical lunch of somebody in Vientiane, Laos.

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