ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Green Deviled Eggs Recipe, Green Eggs & Ham

[1] We’ll be eating green on St. Patrick’s Day (photos #1 and #3 © Avocados From Mexico). [2] It’s also the perfect day for Green Eggs and Ham (photo © Food Network). [3] The green comes from creamy avocados.   Although we start every St. Patrick’s Day with a green bagel, each year we look…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Substitute Citrus For Tomatoes

Last week we profiled the cara cara orange, a mutation from Venezuela with sweet, rosy flesh. Earlier we discussed their rosy-fleshed cousin: the blood orange, native to Sicily. Before spring and summer fruits arrive, we harness the color and flavor these rosy oranges to bring pizzazz to a green salad. Pink grapefruit works, too. The…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Guinness Fish & Chips Recipe

For St. Patrick’s Day, New York City’s historic Grand Central Oyster Bar, celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year, offers this “Centennial Classic” recipe: Guinness Battered Fish and Chips. Chef Sandy Ingber’s rendition is served daily throughout the year Mondays through Saturdays, for lunch and dinner. Since St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday this year…
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Avocado Salsa Topper Recipes For Burgers & More

Avocado fans are happy to enjoy avocado on any day of the year. But if you’re looking to add some green to your St. Patrick’s Day meals, look no further than this “avocado topper” from the Hass Avocado Board. Try these salsa-like toppings for burgers, eggs or grilled fish; toss them into wraps; garnish rice…
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COCKTAIL RECIPES: “Green Beast” & More For National Absinthe Day & St. Patrick’s Day

March 5th is National Absinthe Day, celebrating a spirit that for almost a century was banned in the U.S. Here’s the history of absinthe. A green-colored spirit made from the flowers and leaves of the wormwood herb (Artemisia absinthium), absinthe was a favorite of Parisian writers and artists of the 19th century, who called it…
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