TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Granola Bars

[1] No-bake chocolate chip granola bars from Fearless Homemaker. Here’s the recipe (photo © Fearless Homemaker). [2] Cherry, chocolate and cashew granola bars from Love And Zest. Here’s the recipe (photo © Love And Zest). [3] Use Old Fashioned Oats, not quick oats, for granola bar recipes (photo © Quaker Oats).   It’s National Granola…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ingredients For Exciting Winter Salads

Top: Mixed greens with apples and pecans. Second: Shaved Brussels sprouts, watermelon radishes on greens, topped with feta from Good Eggs. Third: Edamame, diced red bell pepper and black beans top greens at Betty Crocker. Bottom: Thai celery salad with sliced hot chiles and peanuts. Photo courtesy Bon Appetit.   Over the weekend we had…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Chop Herbs

Top: Be sure that herbs are absolutely dry before you chop them. Photo courtesy Williams-Sonoma. Bottom: Remove the woody stems but keep the green portions. Photo of cilantro courtesy Good Eggs | San Francisco.   Fresh herbs are the avenue to adding a big punch of flavor with few calories to most dishes. The emphasis…
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