RECIPE: Baked Potato Nachos – Potato Wedges

October 6th is National Nachos Day. Here’s a twist on nachos from the United States Potato Board, which uses baked potato wedges instead of tortilla chips. Prep time is 25 minutes, cook time is 35 minutes.     RECIPE #1: BAKED POTATO NACHOS Ingredients For 4 Servings 1-1/2 pounds russet potatoes Olive oil 1/2 teaspoon…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Revisit Nachos For National Nachos Day

[1] Naked Nachos: no cheese (photo © The Better Chip).   November 6th is National Nachos Day, a snack created on the fly in 1943 at a restaurant in Mexico (the history is below). Here are three modern takes on the classic: Naked Nachos (without cheese), Cast Iron Skillet Nachos, and Dessert Nachos. The recipes…
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RECIPE: Autumn Bundt Cake

Treat yourself to a slice of autumn. Photo courtesy Bi-Rite Market | San Francisco.   It’s easy to turn a plain bundt cake into a festive holiday dessert. Just top it with caramel sauce or glaze, candied pecans or walnuts and dried cranberries and/or cherries—an idea we snatched from Bi-Rite Market, a specialty food store…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Thanksgiving Centerpiece

A stack of winter squash makes a Thanksgiving centerpiece that keeps for weeks—and then can be eaten! Photo courtesy HGTV. Here are more of their centerpiece ideas.   Some people like a Thanksgiving centerpiece of flowers in seasonal colors, perhaps with some autumn leaves. We’ve been known to create cornucopias full of fruit and an…
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FOOD FUN: Camouflage Ice Cream

Left, First Class Camouflage sundae. Right, First Class Camouflage ice cream in a special First Class Camouflage cone. Photo courtesy Baskin-Robbins.   Baskin-Robbins is celebrating Veterans Day all month long, honoring military veterans new November Flavor of the Month, called First Class Camouflage. First Class Camouflage, emulating camouflage in its colors and design, is a…
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