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What to look for in farmers’ markets and specialty produce stores: striped tiger figs. Or, buy them from Melissas.com. The Tiger Fig (also called Tiger Stripe fig and Candy Stripe fig) is prized as one of the most flavorful varieties in the marketplace. It is a light yellow, small to medium, pear-shaped fig with unique…
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August 29th is National Lemon Juice Day. Sunkist has a recommendation for people who should cut down on their salt intake—and that’s just about all of us. They call it the S’alternative Choice. It’s lemon juice, an excellent substitute for salt. The average American consumes twice the amount of recommended sodium daily. Uh oh. Even…
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[1] Hot dogs, Italian style (photo © Jennie-O). [2] You can make pesto from scratch with this recipe, or buy a jar (photo © DeLallo). What do you like on your hot dog? Pickle relish and onions? Sauerkraut? Chili? How about marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese and pesto? That’s the suggestion from target=”_blank”>Jennie-O, maker of…
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When we look at zucchini prices in the winter months, we think ahead to the summer months and all the zucchini dishes we’re going to make. This weekend, we’re serve these zucchini crisps with Prosecco, although they go with any wine, beer or cocktail and make a fine side dish or snack-in-front-of-the-TV. They’re baked, not…
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We’re in heaven with a Godiva softserve swirl in an almond praline cone. Photo courtesy Godiva Chocolatier. When it comes to soft serve ice cream, some fans say that the best is at Dairy Freeze in Boston. Others cite Christy’s Tasty Queen in Kansas City. Without going to those establishments or any others, we…
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