The Nuwä people of the Mountains utilized more than 100 different species of native plants for food, but none were as prized ...

The beauty of food facts trivia is that there’s so much to learn. For example, have you ever wondered who invented pizza? Or if eggplant is a fruit or coconut a nut? We’ve got the answers to all of ...

On one end of the hierarchy of nuts, there's the common yet versatile peanut. And on the other, there's the outrageously priced pine nut, which makes the teardrop shaped nuts like the caviar of nuts.

BAKER — Along a dirt road just north of Great Basin National Park, Dayer LeBaron plucks a cone from a pinyon tree and shakes its contents into his calloused hand. The pine nuts almost shine in their ...

A colleague accosted me at the coffee machine the other day with an urgent question. "Why are pine nuts so expensive?" I promised to find out. And I did. But along the way, I discovered something ...

If you’ve ever gazed up at the pine tree in your yard and wondered if you could harvest some fresh pine nuts from those cones, the answer is yes -- and good luck. Pine nuts, also known by their ...

Known as a source of healthy fats and protein, mixed tree nuts (almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios and walnuts) may also be an effective weight ...

Davis, CA, June 30, 2015 - In a study published this week in Nutrition Journal*, researchers compared risk factors for heart disease and metabolic syndrome of tree nut consumers versus those who did ...

As my herb garden continues to wind down, I’ve been a pesto making fool. Handfuls of basil and parsley are all over my kitchen and it just seems natural to process these green goddesses into my ...

In the heart of southern Lebanon, where pine trees once stood tall and abundant, a quiet crisis is unfolding. The cones are ...