TIP OF THE DAY: Switch To Fall Salads

[1] Combine kale or spinach with squash (there are two types here), grilled onions and a large dice of root vegetables (photo © Good Eggs). [2] Fall salad with apple, squash, manchego cheese and toasted hazelnuts, at Kindred Restaurant in Davidson, North Carolina (photo © M. Blake Pope | Kindred). [3] Pear and endive salad…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Cucumber Sandwiches…And Tea

Have you ever had a cucumber sandwich? It’s an English tradition that was likely arrived in the U.S. in the 1800s, along with the concept of afternoon tea, a formal light meal, traditionally served at 4 p.m. The high-class snack, meant to tide over wealthy people who didn’t eat dinner until 8 p.m. or later.…
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FOOD FUN: Sushi Donuts For National Donut Day

[1] Sushi donuts can be filled and topped with anything you like. Express your outer sushi artist with different toppings, artistically presented. Here’s how to start, from A Side Of Sweet. [2] Vegetarian sushi donuts, above with orange carrot, purple carrot, radish and black sesame seeds. Here’s the recipe from Two Spoons, as well as…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Hummus Salad

[1] For lunch, top hummus with a Greek salad (photo courtesy DeLallo Foods). [2] Another way to plate. You can create variety with chopping techniques: dicing, julienning, shaving, spiralizing, etc. (photo courtesy DeLallo Foods). [3] A “rainbow salad” topped with flavored hummus (photo courtesy Bush’s Beans).   Most Americans enjoy hummus as a dip. That’s…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Vegetable Pizza With A Vegetable Salad

[1] A slice of yellow squash pizza with a salad of green zucchini ribbons (photo courtesy Good Eggs). [2] Choose your favorite seasonable vegetables (photo courtesy The Homegrown Collective).   A meal kit from Good Eggs inspired this tip: If you make a veggie pizza, make a matching salad. The veggies on the pizza get…
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