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Potato (informally tattie, tater, spud, tato, pota, spudzie or tate) is the term which applies either to the starchy, tuberous root vegetable crop from the various subspecies of the perennial plant Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, or to the plant itself. In the region of the Andes, the word is also used to refer to other closely-related species of the genus Solanum. Potato is the world's most widely grown tuber crop, and the fourth largest food crop in terms of fresh produce — after rice, wheat, and maize (corn). Endemic species diversity demonstrates that the potato originated in the area of contemporary Peru and Bolivia,[1] identified more specifically in research published by David Spooner in 2005 as an area of southern Peru, just north of Lake Titicaca.[2] The potato was introduced to Europe in 1536[3], and subsequently by European mariners to territories and ports throughout the world.[4] Thousands of varieties persist in the Andes, where over 100 varieties might be found in a single valley, and a dozen or more might be maintained by a single agricultural household.[5] Though evidence ranging from historical records, local agriculturalists, and DNA analyses strongly supports the hypothesis that the most widely cultivated variety of potato worldwide, Solanum tuberosum tuberosum, is indigenous to Chiloe Island and has been cultivated by the local indigenous people since before the coming of the Spanish. [6] [7] Once established in Europe, the potato soon became an important food staple and field crop. Lack of genetic diversity, due to the fact that very few varieties were initially introduced, left the crop vulnerable to disease. In 1845, a fungal disease, Phytophthora infestans, also known as late blight, spread rapidly through the poorer communities of western Ireland, resulting in the Great Irish Famine. The potato is also strongly associated with Idaho, Maine, Washington, North Dakota, Prince Edward Island, Ireland, Jersey and Russia because of its large role in the agricultural economy and history of these regions. But in recent decades, the greatest expansion of potato has been in Asia, where as of 2007 approximately eighty percent of the world potato crop is grown. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, China has become the world's largest potato producer,[8] followed by India.[9]
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1. Discussing Common Business Practice When Outsourcing IT Services
July 01, 2008
Recently, there have been an increasing number of companies that have determined that they are able to operate their information technology (IT) departments more cost-effectively when they opt for outsourced IT services. IT outsourcing has actually become one of the most discussed and analyzed routes for securing the IT needs of growing businesses in almost every industry. However, the practice of outsourcing these services to offshore companies has also gotten to be a bit of a "hot-potato" political issue, giving rise to a great deal of dissension.
During this highly politicized year, a... (read more)
Author: Mike Selvon
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2. Basics for Potato Salad
June 29, 2008
Potato Salad is one of the most social and well traveled salads there is because it's always showing up at picnics, barbeques, parties, camping trips, weddings and even funerals. Potato salad is similar to people in that each one is unique and a little different to any other one that has been made before. Here is the basic structure of the salad with some optional ingredients to consider: 1- Potatoes: Any kind will work here. Most people peel them but you don't have to. If you prefer them unpeeled make sure you wash them well before slicing them. I usually slice them into 1/2" slices before... (read more)
Author: Wazir Singh
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3. Colon Health Handbook
June 19, 2008
Detoxification Diet: Diseases Streptococcus Group Aa Colon Cancer
Colonic Gravity Method Taking the potato crisp example most people would not classify this food as a vegetable but they know that this is a high-fat food and that it can make one gain weight when eaten in excess. The bloodstream absorbs juice diets quicker than solid foods. This may be achieved with the use of chelating agents or zeolites along with the use of infrared saunas and/or message which can help the removal of waste products accumulated in fat and lymphatic tissues. You take in 2 pounds of food a day, and over ... (read more)
Author: John Brenner
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4. Emotional Eating and Binge Eating--the Connection
June 23, 2008
Emotional Eating is the association with food and emotions. They can be pleasant or unpleasant. The quantity of food consumed can be small or large.
Binge eating is related with a large quantity of emotional eating-akin to stuffing one's face-finishing the whole bag of potato chips or the quart of ice cream. Binge eating is also usually connected with a non nutritious source of food.
However, most people do not understand that their eating is emotionally based. They just think that they have an eating problem. Or they have come to accept that they are genetically predisposed to ove... (read more)
Author: Richard Kuhns
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5. Making a Difference
June 23, 2008
There’s nothing new under the sun, they say. Maybe they’re right. Regardless of field, most products can be broken down into a handful of categories that encompass groups of like products. A quick look at your local supermarket will firmly back up this notion. Take aisle 9 for example. You have row upon row of potato chips, all neatly arranged by either brand or type of chip. Sure you’ve got your standard chips, your baked chips, your kettle cooked chips, your corn chips and likely many other flavors and derivations. Is there a great difference in similar chips of differing brands, thou... (read more)
Author: Andrew Michaels
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6. About Sweet Potato
June 11, 2008
Sweet potatoes in their many varieties are a highly nutritious food, easy to prepare, heavenly tasting, and extremely versatile on any menu. Yet, they are undervalued, ignored, and underappreciated. Some people enjoy the wonderful flavor and health benefits of sweet potatoes year round, but for many families sweet potatoes appear on the table at Thanksgiving and only then. We know of some folks who have never even eaten a sweet potato.
Sweet potatoes were actually born in Mexico, Central, and South America, as well as the West Indies. Their botanical name, Ipomoca batata, was derived from... (read more)
Author: Prabakar S
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7. Not Every Lead Is a Good Lead-- Get Quality Leads, Fast
June 08, 2008
It is ridiculous and naive to think that every lead is a good lead. That is like saying that one size fits all—we all know it's not true. Either we find ourselves wearing a potato sack or stretching into 1980s pink spandex . There are MLM marketers out there who are just looking for an easy sale. This is what makes them bad. What you need to realize as a network marketer is that your time is worth money, not worthless leads! But I'm sure you already know this. So if you are wasting time with a lead that will never actually learn what they need to learn or buy what they need to buy, they are... (read more)
Author: kaila brown
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8. food to promote weight loss
June 08, 2008
Whoever said, “You are what you eat,” could not have been more right on!
Look around you and you’ll see clumps of potato chips on your neighbor’s thighs. You’ll see cupcakes on your spouse’s butt. And the beer—well, that’s on your brother’s belly. Perhaps you yourself have hips of hot fudge sundaes with whipped cream, nuts and a cherry on top!
We definitely are looking like the foods we eat, and that means many of us aren’t looking so great—and so many of us aren’t feeling so great either. We’re overweight or obese, diabetic, fatigued, have high blood pressure and cholesterol, and we... (read more)
Author: ghislaine mahler
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9. Trying To Get The Best Out Of Your Vegetable Garden?
May 29, 2008
Vegetable gardening is great for children and adults alike. It's something the couch potato wouldn't be interested in because it takes a bit of effort to start and maintain a productive garden. Also it's no different than growing herbs or flowers and if you take proper steps along with the proper care your plants will produce very tasty vegetables. It is quite possibly one of the worlds most wholesome pastimes. Vegetable gardening is not that expensive to start and the taste of home grown veggies definitely are better vegetables than store bought!
Planting a vegetable garden is not diffic... (read more)
Author: C. Thomas Wetherald
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10. Highly favored in hot countries Chili Potato Fiery
May 29, 2008
The Cumari is a fiery little devil with piercing heat and intense fresh flavour. When chilies are ground, they become cayenne, a spice highly favored in hot countries. Place one-third of the potatoes in a couple of overlapping layers to cover the base of the rings. Brush with some of the butter mix, scatter over half the shallots and chilli, brush with a little more butter, then season. Continue layering and buttering, pressing down gently as you go. Finish with a layer of potatoes and a final brushing of butter. Cover loosely with foil, bake for 20 mins, remove the foil, then bake a further 2... (read more)
Author: jeya lakshmi
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11. A Simple Potato May be the Solution to the World Food Crisis
May 26, 2008
A rise in food prices have affected the entire planet, especially third world countries like Egypt and Haiti, where the high cost of food has already lead to violence.
A variety of factors have been blamed for the global food crisis, including the rise in fuel and energy prices and increased demand in countries with suddenly booming economies, like India and China, as well as climate changes wreaking havoc on crops. A lot of farmers have changed their crops from food to fuel, speculating on the interest in alternative fuels. Part of the solution, then would be a crop that is not being us... (read more)
Author: Robert Bell
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12. Sweet Potato Fries Recipe
May 19, 2008
Sweet potatoes are a staple dish in numerous countries, including the United States, China and Indonesia, and are praised by many for the health benefits they provide. Sweet potatoes from Japan are the sweetest. . Sweet potatoes have been popular in the South for generations, but in recent decades cooks in other regions have been succumbing to the charms of this healthy and flavorful distant cousin of garden-variety spuds
Sweet Potato Fries are slices of pure sweet potato. Sweet Potato Fries are a wonderful, colorful and healthy change to regular fries. Sweet potatoes not only have mor... (read more)
Author: M.Ali Shodiqin, ST, M.MT
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13. Rice Flour Noodles
May 19, 2008
This Rice Flour Noodles comes to US from the indomunch.com
½ cup rice flour ½ cup potato flour 1/3 cup cornstarch ½ teaspoon Salt 1-2 tablespoon Vegetable Oil Optional: 2 eggs, lightly beaten
Sift dry ingredients into a bowl...repeat 3 - 4 times...make a well in the center and add the oil and the eggs or enough water to equal 2 eggs. Gradually draw dry ingredients from the edges of the bowl into the liquid to form a stiff dough. Use hands to knead the dough into a smooth ball. Generously dust board and rolling pin with rice flour. Roll out the dough as thin as possible. Cut into... (read more)
Author: Prabakar S
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14. Choosing A Suitable Doggy For Your Lifestyle!
May 19, 2008
Choosing a suitable Dog? Large or small - active or couch potato - long haired or short - with the myriad of options out there, how in the world do you pick the right dog?
Will a large dog be best - or a small one? Do you have children? Do you have other pets? Choosing a suitable dog raises so many questions, but choosing the perfect family dog is one of life's big bonuses. You see dogs make brilliant companions and wonderful family pets - if you get the maths right! Making the wrong decision results in heartbreak for yourself and your family - and yet another unhappy or abandoned dog. W... (read more)
Author: Andrew Dillon
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15. Chili Potato Fiery Sauce in NYC
May 15, 2008
Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Line a baking tray with buttered baking parchment. Butter 6 x 10cm metal rings (2-3cm deep) and place on the tray. Melt the 50g butter with the stock, bubble briefly, then add the chopped herbs and a little pepper. Set aside for a few mins to infuse.
Place one-third of the potatoes in a couple of overlapping layers to cover the base of the rings. Brush with some of the butter mix, scatter over half the shallots and chilli, brush with a little more butter, then season. Continue layering and buttering, pressing down gently as you go. Finish with a layer of... (read more)
Author: vmb john
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16. A Look At The Ingredients Used In Making Bread And Butter Pickles
May 12, 2008
Bread and butter pickle is a type of pickle which is sweeter than the dill pickles. It is also known as sweet and sour pickle. Bread and butter pickles have a higher concentration of sugar. These pickles are not served along with main course dishes. But they are a part of the main course dishes. These pickles are often used in sandwiches, hamburgers or potato salads.
People sometimes confuse bread and butter pickles with sweet pickles. However there is a difference in terms of the ingredients. Sweet pickles use spices such as cinnamon, cloves and allspice along with vinegar. But bread a... (read more)
Author: Muna wa Wanjiru
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17. popular appetizer chili potato
May 15, 2008
The Fried potato recipe is party food recipe is Christmas dinner appetizer recipe. You can use any kind of chili pepper you like is I like polio or chipotle the best. Buy them dried and put them in your blender to make powder! Serve warm with a dollop of sour cream if desired. You can substitute taco sauce for enchilada sauce.
vegetables may also be pan fried or deep-fried and then cooked with other vegetables to add texture dimension to the dish. Indomunch features incredible dry aged steak, fresh cut seafood, and innovative southwest cuisine. We offer the finest presentation and excell... (read more)
Author: jeya lakshmi
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18. Most Popular Beef Steak Kinds
May 05, 2008
Beef steak is a piace of meat that is cut from a cow. It is the most popular type of steaks besides chicken and fish meat. The beef meats may be grilled, roasted, broiled or in pan-frying. Those meats take little time to cook. They are prepared with rice, potato, noodles, bread or pasta in a dish. Those meats can be prepared with carrot, stringbean, green bean, lettuce, pepper, onion or broccoli. You can prepare some vegetable kinds to a dish as far as you like. Popular beef steak kinds are tenderoin, sirloin and T-bone.
1. Tenderloin steak is the king of steaks and also as the most tend... (read more)
Author: Imanuel S
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19. More Blogs, More Links
May 01, 2008
Remember that old potato chip commercial, "You can't just have one." Sometimes, more is better. Okay, a lot of the time, more is better. And websites and blogs are no different.
More is better.
There's an easy temptation to just get one website/blog and stick with that. Alone. All by itself. And to never consider branching out with more than one.
Beat the temptation. Don't just have one. There are various reasons to have more than one website/blog, but the two primary are marketing issues. It's all about marketing.
1. Link to Yourself
There are two ways of getting link... (read more)
Author: Shaun Connell
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20. am I alone?
April 30, 2008
Am I alone? Did you know there are some folks out there that do not eat while watching a movie? Yeah, it’s true. We had the in-laws over for dinner last weekend and after the usual amenities of staying in touch regarding his post skeletal replacements with alloy and my never ending bouts with the joints (I told ya I’m old). I heard that he went fishing the day before and thought I would ask did he catch anything. A normal question for those who do that sort of thing but it led to movies and food. How did we get there? I don’t know. OK, I remember, My Mary was bringing in spaghetti an... (read more)
Author: e odin nava
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21. Prevent Minor issues from Disrupting Your Outdoor Activities
April 30, 2008
by Alfred Willowhawk
Healthy, active individuals are destroying the myth of the American couch potato by leaving their living room. They are now hiking, biking, swimming, and other activities that require some degree of sweat equity. When individuals are concentrating on increasing their metabolism or heart rate, looking for that screwdriver or a knife is particularly annoying. Nobody likes searching for that one necessary tool to fix that little problem in the home, where they know it is in a drawer somewhere, let alone on a trail in the woods. A bicyclist or a scout knows to be prepa... (read more)
Author: Alfred Willowhawk
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22. the casual couch potato
April 28, 2008
I would say the best place to enjoy your favorite nosh and a movie would be at home. May it be in your jammies or jeans, in your undies or in a monkey suit. Whatever duds you have on IT'S the food that makes the movie! You're at home and you can eat what, how, by yourself or with another. You're at home so relish over that giant cheeseburger and fries you brought home or left over chicken with all its accoutrements. Food and movies have been cooperating since Eve handed Adam that road apple. One of the greatest classic comedies I was ever to enjoy was "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" 19... (read more)
Author: e odin nava
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23. Duck Breast with Chianti. Leek mousse and Boletus Mushroom
April 25, 2008
This dish is simple to make, but when you serve it people will be amazed. This one is really delicious and one with which I got a lot of praise.
The recipe is for four persons, just adjust the numbers for more or heavy eaters. You will need:
1 Duck Breast 0.45 pint of Chianti “Classico” 1 shallot A little Rosemary 1 Leek Stalk 1 Large Sliced Potato 3 table Spoon Olive oil extra of vierge Salt 3 Pieces of the Boletus Mushroom 1 Garlic Clove
Make shallow notches on the fat side in the Duck Brest
Use a deep bowl to marinade the meat. Prepare the Marinade as a... (read more)
Author: Hans Dekker
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24. Acne - Acne Product
April 25, 2008
Acne products are heavily marketed with the promise of clearing up this sometimes embarrassing condition. And because acne products are such a big business, some companies will market what sells best even if it is not as effective as it could be. Now we have all heard the different myths about what causes breakouts including chocolate and potato chips. Acne products are frequently recommended by dermatologists because they correct every oily skin imperfection daily.
Acne products are made from different materials in different bases to suit different skin types. But the question is: how to... (read more)
Author: Paul Rooney
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25. Exercise For Dogs
April 25, 2008
Is your dog a couch potato? Does your dog have a weight problem? Are you worried about his health? Consider that if exercise is important to us and our health, does it not go without saying that exercise for your dog is just as important? Exercise can help not only for your dog to be physically healthy, but also promotes better mental health for him. Physically exercise can improve your dog’s cardiovascular capacity, promote healthier blood pressure, aid in better food digestion, tone muscles, increase bone strength and improve joint mobility. Exercise can also promote a health... (read more)
Author: Denny Phillips
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