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A seed is the ripened ovule of gymnosperm or angiosperm plants. The importance of the seed relative to more primitive forms of reproduction and dispersal is attested to by the success of these two groups of plants in dominating the landscape.
Seed structure
A seed contains the embryo from which a new plant will grow under proper conditions. It also contains a supply of stored food and is wrapped in the seed coat or testa. The stored food begins as a tissue called endosperm derived from the parent plant. Endosperm becomes rich in oil or starch, and protein. In some species, the embryo is embedded in the endosperm, which the seedling will use upon germination. In others, the endosperm is absorbed by the embryo as the latter grows within the developing seed, and the cotyledons of the embryo become filled with this stored food. At maturity, seeds of these species have no endosperm. Some common plant seeds that lack an endosperm are bean, pea, oak, walnut, squash, sunflower, and radish. Plant seeds with an endosperm include all conifers and most monocotyledons (e.g. grasses and palms), and also e.g. brazil nut, castor bean. More on [ Seed ]
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Los Angeles chefs are happy to be in a pickle
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Chefs are reviving the old-school art of pickling to create zingy accents for rich brasserie dishes -- sorry, sommeliers. Pickles might be scarcer in contemporary home kitchens than they were a century ago, but scan a brasserie menu, or order a bar special at a gastropub or a charcuterie plate at an urban steakhouse, and everywhere: pickles.
Pickles add punch to summertime meals
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Russ Parsons' favorites include pickled radishes, peppers, zucchini -- and even grapes. WHERE have all the pickles gone?
The artisan jams and jellies of E. Waldo Ward & Son
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700
For decades, this Sierra Madre clan has made local, artisanal, delicious foods. "PEOPLE'S tastes change," says Richard Ward of Sierra Madre's E. Waldo Ward & Son Inc. "My dad used to make lots of pickled watermelon. But people don't use as much sugar as they used to." His son Jeff nods. "But we still make pickled peaches and other fruits, like kumquats."
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A Taste of Flax Recipes - Recipes for appetizers to desserts. Includes link to Flax Family Favorite cookbook, from the Flax Council of Canada.
Dakota Flax Recipes - Recipes include Orange Cranberry Flax Muffins, Flax Cinnamon Buns, and Soft Pretzels.
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Diamond of California: Recipe Box - Offers recipes using walnuts, and some using almonds, hazelnuts, and pecans. Includes spiced and candied nuts, cakes, entrees, and salads.
eLook Recipes: Nuts - Collection of various recipes involving nuts.
Meta Description: [ Nuts Recipes ]
Flax Seed Hero - Use flax seeds to shape a sandwich bread that can then be filled with salsa or other filling; from Living and Raw Foods.
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Flaxseed Recipes from Ameriflax - Includes recipes, cooking tips, and ways to substitute flaxseed for fat or eggs.
Nut Butter Balls - Can use any of the following nuts in this recipe: walnuts, pecans, almonds, black walnuts, brazil nuts, or filberts.
Meta Description: [ Rich and buttery. If you don't have almond extract, you can use 2 teaspoons of vanilla in its place. Any type of nuts can be used in place of the walnuts. ]
Nut of the Month Club - Monthly Selections - A sales site for various kinds of nuts that also has a set of recipes, each of which features a particular nut or seed, e.g. hazelnuts, pine nuts, peanuts, Brazil nuts, walnuts, pistachios, macadamias, cashews, almonds, pecans.
Nut Recipes - Recipes featuring mostly hickory nuts; from the Northern Nut Growers Association.
Meta Description: [ Recipes using nuts. ]
Seeds - Discusses nutritional value, general preparation, and uses in cooking for three seeds: pumpkin, sesame, and sunflower.
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