Day: March 26, 2015

The History Of Spinach & Ways To Use Spinach For National Spinach Day

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March 26th is National Spinach Day. Popeye may have enjoyed his spinach straight from the can, but for today, we can come up with 20 better suggestions. Below: > 20 ways to enjoy spinach. > The history of spinach. Elsewhere on The Nibble: > The year’s 7 spinach holidays. > The year’s 60+ vegetable holidays.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Baby Purple Artichokes (Fiesole)

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In season now, these little artichokes are a treat for artichoke lovers and a lovely shade of vegetable for Easter dinner. Called fiesole (fee-YEH-so-lay) in Italian, the baby purple artichoke—the size of a large egg—belongs to the botanical genus and species, Cynara scolymus, which includes the green globe artichokes and purple globe artichokes. Artichokes are…
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