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Sometimes I think about birds.

And when I think about birds, there is this one bird that I will often think about. You may know this bird if you watched any of the Rio movies :)

The Great Red-Bellied Frigate is famous for its big red chest. But what is it?

These are called Gular Pouches!

What is a Gular Pouch? Gular Pouches are elastic, red and inflatable. You read that right! They aren't as fluffy and feathered as they appear to be! Males use these to attract mates, along with their "disco moves, head shakes, or the occasional shimmy" as one researcher had said on National Geographic.

Believe it or not, but the females do not have these magnificent red chests. Instead, they're white! (and not inflatable, of course) Below is a picture of a white-breasted, female frigatebird.

Here's one last picture for the road. A male and female frigatebird nesting together.

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Need Help With Your Cooking? Check Out These Top Tips!

Everyone likes food, and everyone likes to eat. Meals often taste much better when they are prepared by someone who knows their way around the kitchen. You will get some great tips on cooking whether you are new at it or a professional.

TIP! Keep all spices stored out of the sunlight. Shelf life can be significantly decreased for those spices which have been exposed to too much light, dampness and heat.

When baking pie or tart crusts, bake them longer than you think you should. Your crust should be a deep caramel as opposed to a light goldenrod. The darker color results when the sugar from the crust has started to caramelize and will have a much sweeter and crisper flavor.

Preparation is key when cooking for family or friends. This will allow you to make sure that all the necessary ingredients are accounted for. Get out everything that you’ll need including the ingredients and utensils a day ahead of time. This will allay some of your fears and anxiety when it is time to cook the meal.

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When this happens, it’s still possible to salvage it. Try mixing two tablespoons water and a tablespoon containing corn starch in a bowl. Stir the mixture into a warm thin sauce to thicken it. Keep stirring your sauce and add the corn starch little by little.

TIP! A lot of people cook with apples during fall and winter, but they will spoil rather quickly if you don’t store them correctly. Apples keep best when they are stored in a cool location where there is plenty of air circulation.

When you add seasoning to your meats, test a little bit before you cook the whole thing. The meats like meatballs, meatloaf, and hamburgers need careful seasoning. Do not cook the entire thing right after you season it. Just cook a small piece formed into a patty. Afterwards you can choose to cook the remainder of the meat or adjust your seasonings.

To maintain a vegetable’s quality, cook it quickly. If you slow cook your vegetables, they will lose their nutritional value. These quick cooking techniques will produce generally, healthier vegetable sides. Learning to give them just a quick steam is the best way to cook them.

TIP! For crispier French fries, put raw potatoes into cold water and let them sit there for about half an hour before frying. When potatoes are allowed to absorb cold water, the texture is able to withstand the extreme heat of cooking without breaking down and becoming mushy.

When you are cooking, it is important to remember that a fresh ingredient is always better than a frozen or dried ingredient. You will save plenty of money by buying fresh vegetables and other ingredients, and your food will also taste more flavorful.

A great source of protein for your diet can be found in beans and tofu. These can be found at most grocery stores these days. Try frying tofu and adding seasoning to replace meat. Beans may be boiled with herbs for a delicious protein source.

TIP! You should use airtight containers to store flour, baking mixes or sugar in your kitchen. These containers do two things to keep your food fresher: they keep bugs from entering them, and they keep air exposure to a minimum.

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Want To Become A Great Chef? You Must Read These Tips!

Everyone likes food, and everyone likes to eat. When the chef knows what they are doing, eating is even more fun. You will get some great tips on cooking whether you are new at it or a professional.

TIP! Preparation is key when cooking for family or friends. Always have all ingredients before starting to cook.

It’s vital that you always use sharp knives when cooking. If your knife is dull, it’s obviously tougher to use, but it is also much more dangerous in general. A cut is more likely when you push down hard on a dull knife that when you cut easily with a sharp one.

Has it ever seemed like you were wasting food when you threw away fruits that were moldy? Be sure to check apples occasionally because one bad apple will ruin all of them. There is, unfortunately, no good way to save fruit that is half-rotten. Discard the fruit, because the mold penetrated deeper than can be seen with the naked eye, and moldy foods can cause some people to experience health problems.

TIP! In order to get the most out of your selection of spices, you should store them out of the light and heat. Storing them out in the light and heat will cause them to lose some of their shelf life.

If you wish to have crispy French fries, then you should soak the potatoes in cool water for 30 minutes and then fry them. The potatoes need to soak because the fibers will be reinforced through the cold fluids which in turn makes them fry better. They can handle the heat and not break apart completely.

Regardless of what you cook, it is always better to use fresh ingredients as opposed to those that are dried or frozen. Whenever possible, incorporate fresh ingredients; they enhance the flavor of other ingredients and may even be less expensive.

TIP! Do not throw your sauce away. This simple trick can save it.

Has there ever been an occasion where you had trouble determining how long you should grill your meat? Use a digital or other high-quality internal thermometer to check whether your meat is cooked enough. Think about closing your grill’s lid to cut down on grill time any time you grill meat thicker than an inch and a half.

Saute vegetables with chicken broth to cook them in a healthy way. Doing so will add a great deal of flavor to your vegetables, and help them maintain their nutritional content. Try this next time you cook vegetables for a great meal.

TIP! Certain methods of preparing vegetables, such as boiling, can reduce their nutrients, due to the length of cooking time. To preserve their nutrition, choose to cook foods in quick methods like steaming, sauteing or even just eating them raw.

To cook a whole pumpkin, cut an upright pumpkin in half vertically. Once the pumpkin is cut, place it on a dampened baking sheet with the skin facing up. Make sure you sprinkle some water on the sheets. Bake the pumpkin for an hour.