Ancient purple carrot finds new life coloring food

The ancient purple carrot is returning to its roots, this time to dye processed foods rather than the robes of Afghan royals.

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A former traffic cop in Russia has declared himself a reincarnation of Jesus and amassed a following of 5,000 devotees, including artists and intellectuals, the Daily Mail reports.

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Have you ever seen purple carrots?

Aren't these the coolest carrots?

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LONDON (Reuters) - The anti-cancer properties of carrots are enhanced 25 percent if they are cooked whole rather than chopped up beforehand, a study has found. They taste better too, according to scientists at Newcastle University, because more of their sugar is retained.

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The anti-cancer properties of carrots are more potent if the vegetable is not cut up before cooking, research shows. Scientists found "boiled before cut" carrots contained 25% more of the anti-cancer compound falcarinol than those chopped up first.

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More than ever we are using our eyes to stare at small type and images on computer screens, televisions, and cellphones—a modern trend that leads to eye fatigue and an increase in age-related eye problems.

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A Swedish art project caused a bomb scare when people mistook carrot "explosives" for the real thing. Artist Conny Blom set up The Bunny Project: Bombs, at 15 locations near the southern Swedish city of Orebro.

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What vegetable did you hate as a kid?

Today I went looking in my cupboard for a can of peas to add to my world famous tuna noodle casserole and discovered that I was out! I mean me! Out of peas? I love peas! How could I run out of them?

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Have you had your carrots today?

The other day I was at the corner cafeteria and ordered a beef and vegetable soup. The most obvious vegetable in that soup was the carrot.

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A 66-year-old newsagent who saw off a knife-wielding robber by pelting him with carrots has been awarded £200 by a judge and praised for her bravery.

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Pot Roast

After the long day I have had, I am going to post something that isn't at all controversial. Something about food:)

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The utilization of various ever refined vegetable instruments creates a musically and aesthetically unique sound universe. The Vegetable Orchestra was founded in 1998. It consists of 11 musicians, a sound engineer and a video artist.

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Dundee city council will bribe smokers to quit by offering them vouchers to buy food. Call it carrots for fags if you like. That is the essence of a pilot scheme to try to persuade some of the city's 36,000 smokers - half of whom live in poverty - to kick the habit.

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More than 91,000 Facebook users have signed up to a Facebook group called "On May 15, 2008, everybody needs to go out and panic buy carrots".

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I Made Some DAMN Fine Soup!

Roasted Carrot Soup

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THE dirt on Richard Ball's farm in Schoharie County is 15 feet deep, rich with minerals and perfect for growing sweet carrots. LESSONS LEARNED New York carrots, like these grown in Schoharie, will be sliced and packed in bags for school meals.

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A family has offered a cash reward for the return of a pet rabbit that - unfortunately, given that it's a rabbit - is allergic to lettuce and carrots. They fear three-year-old Gizmo could become seriously ill if someone tries to feed it traditional bunny grub.

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Each leafy top has a flavor and texture of its own, but they're all interchangeable in most recipes. Once you become acquainted with each leafy top's flavor, texture, and cooking time, the possibilities are endless.

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My then-girlfriend's mother loved to cook and talk about cooking. She walked me through the simple steps for an old-school glazing, and the results were absurdly pleasing.

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Two Fife scientists have developed a new material made from carrots to replace glass fibre found in everything from fishing rods to car parts.

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Lovely blog by an editor at handbag.com, giving inside info on the workings of this top UK women's website. Lots of fun

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An eastern Ohio school district is experimenting with an incentive usually deployed by parents to coax good grades out of students -- paying them up to $100 for good performances on state achievement exams.

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Yes - that's right - it's OK and even BENEFICIAL to indulge yourself with a piece of delicious pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving! Thinking that this is some sort of cruel joke? Well think again! As Men's Health reports: Eating a large slice of pumpkin pie … will give you abo …

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Parasitic plants do not haphazardly flail about looking for a host but sense volatile chemicals produced by other plants and identify potential hosts by their emissions, according to a team of Penn State chemical ecologists."We are interested in how plants respond to their enviro …

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