Year: 2013

TIP OF THE DAY: Mold In Jelly & Jam

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Invader alert: white mold growing in jelly. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   A couple of months ago, we noticed two cottony puffs of white mold growing in a jar of Smucker’s Concord Grape Fruit Spread. We wrote to Smucker’s asking if it was safe to eat, and what caused the mold. We…
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FOOD FUN: Secret Forest Corn Muffins

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Surprise: a little tree (OK, it’s a broccoli floret) is inside. Photo and recipe © Betty Crocker.   Even George H.W. Bush could be convinced to eat broccoli, when it’s tucked away as a surprise in a delicious corn muffin. Make them for brunch or lunch, with soup or a bowl of chili. And, you…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Guacamole Day

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Dating back to Mayan times (pre-Aztec), guacamole sauce was made the avocado, onion, chiles, fresh tomato, and salt—a recipe that is still made today. The ingredients were mashed in a molcajete (mol-cah-HET-tay), a Mexican pestle carved from volcanic stone, although today granite is an easier-to-clean option. The name of the dish comes from the Aztec…
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