FOOD HOLIDAY: Robert Mondavi’s Birthday

Today’s the day to pick up a bottle or two of Robert Mondavi wine. It’s Mondavi’s 100th birthday (June 18, 1913 – May 16, 2008). The American wine pioneer and innovator made technical improvements and developed marketing strategies that brought worldwide recognition for the wines of California’s Napa Valley. Until then, California wines “got no…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Things To Do With Overripe Bananas

Dolce de bananas becomes a banana toffee pie. Here’s the recipe. Photo courtesy OurBestBites.com.   We went overboard at Trader Joe’s, buying too many bananas with the thought that we’d eat one or two each day. You can guess the outcome: a lot of overripe bananas. So we headed to our mental archive of delicious…
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RECIPE: Tofu Fries

A spin on fries: tofu and coconut. Photo courtesy House Foods.   Most people have had french fries in some or all of their variations*, sweet potato fries, zucchini fries, even yucca fries. But how about tofu fries? House Foods created this tasty recipe, which evokes coconut-battered shrimp: CRISPY COCONUT TOFU FRIES WITH SPICY APRICOT…
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PRODUCT: Funfetti Stars & Stripes Pancake Mix

Funfetti for a fun July 4th.Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   If you’re planning July 4th festivities, start with breakfast. Hungry Jack has a patriotic pancake mix for Independence Day: Funfetti Stars & Stripes Pancake Mix. There are neither stars nor stripes in the mix, but teeny red and blue candy bits* that…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Potato Salad As A Dinner Salad

If your family loves potato salad, you can turn it into a main course—a “dinner salad.” Toss in some green beans, add a Caesar-type dressing, and you have an all-in-one dish. It packs flavor and nutrition and uses just five ingredients are needed to create this dish! The recipe is courtesy of BeefItsWhatsFordDnner.com. It yields…
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