Year: 2015

RECIPE: Green, Purple & Red Salad

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There’s no lettuce in this salad, but plenty of color! It was created by Fogo de Chão, a Brazilian churrascaria (steakhouse) with locations in the U.S. and Brazil. The chefs have combined three bright colors tossed in a light vinaigrette. It’s easy to do the same at home. For the green: sugar snap peas (whole…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Fun With Nonalcoholic Beverages

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Lavender lemonade, a truly great experience (as is lavender iced tea). Here’s the recipe. Photo © Edith Frimcu | Dreamstime.   Many home trends in foods and how to serve them come from restaurants, where chefs are constantly on the look for new ways to tempt customers. While mixologists have long been creating menus of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Sorrel

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Green goddess: fresh-picked sorrel. Photo courtesy Good Eggs | SF.   If you hadn’t read the headline or the caption, would you have been able to identify the leafy green in the photo? Growing wild in grassland habitats, sorrel has long been cultivated as a garden herb and leafy green vegetable. It’s a member of…
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