TIP OF THE DAY: Kale Salad

New Year’s Resolution Kale Salad. The recipe is below. Photo courtesy Just Salad.   You may be sautéeing or stir frying more kale these days, based on their terrific nutritional profile. But how about kale salad? Here are three recipes from Laura Pensiero, executive chef of Just Salad and a Certified Dietician. For salads, young,…
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FOOD 101: How To Chiffonade

How to chiffonade. Photo courtesy Marichelle | Lifeflix | Flickr.   We so often recommend a chiffonade (shif-oh-NOD) garnish that we’re devoting an article to it. Chiffonade is a chopping technique in which leafy herbs or greens (basil, sage and spinach, for example) are cut into long, thin strips. Large, stackable leaves are needed—the technique…
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