TIP OF THE DAY: Use Herbs & Spices Instead Of Salt

Salt substitute. Photo by Dirk Ingo Franke | Wikimedia.   Recently we were lured by a heat-and-eat chicken pot pie from Trader Joe’s. The heating was easy, but the eating, not so much. The filling was totally bland, seemingly lacking in seasoning of any kind. The label mentioned white wine, salt, white pepper, ground savory,…
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RECIPE: Olive Oil Poached Salmon With Sunchokes & Brussels Sprouts

[1] Olive oil-poached salmon (photo © Pom Wonderful). [2] Sunchokes (Jerusalem artichokes) grow underground like potatoes, and can be cooked in the same ways (photo © Melissa’s Produce | Facebook). [3] The smaller the Brussels sprouts, the more tender (photo © Sweetgreen). [4] Crème fraîche is cultured cream like sour cream, but without the latter’s…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Bologna Day & The History Of Bologna

[1] Bite into a bologna sandwich (photo © Francesco DiBartolo | iStock Photo). [2] Mortadella, the Italian progenitor of American bologna (photo © Heritage Foods). [3] You can tell mortadella by the pistachios (photo © Gate 74 | Pixabay). [4] Mortadella on a charcuterie board (photo © Maille Mustard).   National Bologna Day is October…
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FOOD FUN: Pumpkin Cocktail In A Baby Pumpkin

We’ll drink to that! Photo © American Alibi Whiskey.   If you don’t want to hollow out a dozen or more baby pumpkins to serve as vessels for this Pumpkin Patch Julep, just use a standard glass. The ingredients make a delicious seasonal cocktail and a Halloween cocktail. TIP: You can wash, dry and freeze…
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HALLOWEEN: Healthy Trick Or Treating

All kids look forward to collecting a bag of candy on Halloween. Few would gracefully accept a healthy piece of fruit, much as their parents might support the idea. Yet, there are healthy foods that kids see as treats, and you can feel good about handing out: Pistachio Nuts. Always a favorite! You may be…
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