Are nut seeds, legumes, or fruit? In the culinary world, the answer is “yes” to all three. Although the botanical definition of a nut is quite defined, the culinary use of the word “nut” is rather ...

Repurpose your nutshells for gardening, crushed peanut and pistachio shells, create a natural barrier against weeds while ...

A nut is the edible seed or fruit of a plant, usually surrounded by a hard or brittle shell. Rather like an egg is to a new chick, a nut helps a new plant to grow thanks to its power-pack of ...

Keep warm with a tea towel while you peel away the hard outer shell and the softer inner brown skin (warm nuts peel more easily than cold ones). For a faster method, slit the rounded shell of the ...