TIP OF THE DAY: Deep Freeze Cherry Pie

Chukar Cherrie’s Triple Cherry Cobbler & Pie Filling. Photo by Corey Lugg | THE NIBBLE. Love cherry pie? Most people make it from any old canned supermarket cherry goop, which tastes as much of cloying sugar as it does of cherries. You can make a much more flavorful cherry pie with frozen tart cherries, or…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Mad Hectic Oatmeal

Mad Hectic Oatmeal is for people who don’t like a bowl of healthy oatmeal. And it’s for people who love it. Many people just don’t like plain oatmeal, although they buy into its health benefits. That’s why the best-sellers include the fruit-flavored, sugary instant oatmeals. Alas, those packets do not contain healthy food. They’re full…
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“Instant” Cherry Cake With Dried Cherries & More Ways To Use Dried Cherries

[1] Tart dried cherries store well in the pantry until you need them (photo © King Arthur Flour). [2] They’re not just for sweet recipes: Toss dried cherries into a pan sauce (photo © Emm Group). [3] Sprinkle dried cherries on breakfast cereal, hot or cold (photo © Choose Cherries).   It’s easy to eat…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Go Nuts With Almonds

It’s National Almond Day. If you’ve been laying off the nuts because you think they’re not healthy, you need some facts: Nuts are a good protein food. Yes, they have fats, but they’re largely unsaturated, heart-healthy fats. In 2003, the FDA approved the following claim for seven different types of nuts—almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts, pecans, some…
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