TIP OF THE DAY: Sugar Snap Peas

Sugar snap peas are in prime season from late winter through the end of spring. Sugar snap peas, sometimes just called sugar peas or snap peas, are edible-podded peas, meaning that you eat the whole pod (photo #3). Their name can get confused with another popular edible pod also found in Asian recipes: snow peas.…
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RECIPE: Irish Nacho Bites For St. Patrick’s Day

[1] Irish-style potato nachos (photo © Irish Potato Commission). [2] Clockwise: horseradish root, prepared horseradish (made with vinegar and salt) and grated horseradish (photo © Microplane).   Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day? If you’d like a special bite to serve with beer and Irish whiskey, try these Irish-Style Potato Nachos. This recipe was created by Patterson…
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RECIPE: Potato and Crab Hash with Poached Eggs, For National Crabmeat Day

March 9th is National Crabmeat Day. Some of our favorite ways to enjoy crab: crab cakes, crab dip, Crab Louie (a fancy crab salad), deviled crab, crab soup (bisque, corn-crab soup, she-crab soup) or just plain boiled/steamed crabs or sautéed mixed seafood. Today we offer something different: crab for breakfast. While you can certainly substitute…
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PRODUCT: Baileys Deliciously Light Irish Cream Liqueur

[1] Baileys Deliciously Light Irish Cream has half the calories and carbs of the original (photo © R&A Bailey & Co.). [2] How about a Baileys cheesecake for St. Patrick’s Day? Here’s a recipe (photo © Kraft).   Baileys is the number-one selling liqueur in the world [source]. If you’re a lover of Baileys Irish…
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PRODUCT: Pork Rind Panko Breadcrumbs, Gluten Free & No Carbs

Bacon’s Heir’s first product was Pork Clouds, a crunchy snack that took the classic chicharrón, or fried pork skin, and made it light and fluffy, lower calorie crisps. The creator thought they resembled clouds on a summer afternoon; hence Pork Clouds. Product #2 will be very welcome to those who want crunchy panko breadcrumbs without…
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