FOOD FUN: Watermelon Sushi

We just finished National Watermelon Month (July), but National Watermelon Day is coming up on August 3rd. Here are two ways to enjoy it that may not yet be in your repertoire.   WATERMELON SUSHI ROLL Mango has been a familiar ingredient in sushi rolls for years. But it’s summertime, the season for for watermelon.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Our 20+ Favorite Ways To Use Mustard

National Mustard Day is the first Saturday in August—which happens to be today. The holiday was initiated in 1988 by a mustard lover named Jill Sengstock, and was taken under the wing of the National Mustard Museum in 1991. If you’re anywhere near Middleton, Wisconsin, you can join in the day of mustard-centric family activities…
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RECIPE: Reduced Sugar Raspberry Pie

July 31st is National Raspberry Cake Day. You can make one easily, by using raspberry jam as a filling between two layers, using whipped cream to frost the cake, and decorating the top with fresh raspberries. But for calorie counters, substitute the cake for a pie, and make this reduced calorie raspberry pie from Driscoll’s.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Salad Topping For Fish

Today’s tip was inspired by this dish (photo at left) at The Sea Fire Grill, in Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center. At its simplest, the tip is: Serve fish fillets—baked, grilled, pan-fried, roasted or sautéed—topped with a salad of baby greens, very lightly dressed in vinaigrette or olive oil and lime juice.   ADD COLOR TO EVERY…
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