Year: 2015

TIP OF THE DAY: Reuse Citrus Rinds As Mini Bowls

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As you cook your way through the holidays, consider saving the shells (whole rinds) of halved, juiced lemons, limes, oranges and grapefruit. You can repurpose them as mini serving bowls—for sides, desserts, condiments and more. First, use a serrated grapefruit spoon or other implement to scrape out the empty juice sacs—but leave the white pith…
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RECIPE: Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies From Quaker Oats

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[1] Quaker’s most popular recipe is for its Vanishing Oatmeal Cookies (photos #1, #2, and #3 © Quaker Oats). [2] What great-great grandmother would have purchased. [3] Today’s canister reminds us that oatmeal is a heart-healthy food. [4] Milled oats, ready for oatmeal and baking (photo © Kelly Cline | iStock Photo).   National Oatmeal…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Meyer Lemons

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A profusion of Meyer lemons at Good Eggs | San Francisco.   You should start seeing Meyer lemons in stores now. The no-pucker lemon’s season is November through March. A cross between a true lemon and either a sweet orange or a mandarin, Citrus × meyeri was named for Frank Nicholas Meyer, who brought it…
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