Category: Holidays & Occasions

GREEN RECIPE FOR ST. PATRICK’s DAY: Greens (Kale), Beans and Pasta

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[1] Fusilli (corkscrew) pasta with white beans and kale. The recipe is below (both photos © DeLallo). [2] Delallo”s biodynamic whole wheat fusilli. You can get it online. [3] Lacinto kale, also known as Tuscan kale, Italian kale and dinosaur kale, among other names (photo © Good Eggs). [4] Dried cannellini beans from Fortuna Sausage…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Green-Topped Pizza For St. Patrick’s Day

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OK, a green-topped pizza is not just for St. Patrick’s Day. You can go green any time you’d like a pizza with assorted green veggies. Think green for spring; green for summer; green for National Pizza Month, October; and green for National Pizza Day in the [typically] cold, gray weather of February 9th. Depending on…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY FOOD: An ‘Irish Hoagie’ Recipe

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Plan ahead to enjoy this delicious sandwich on St. Patrick’s Day. It was created by DiBruno Bros. in Philadelphia, where it’s called the Irish Hoagie. The biggest challenge is finding a pumpernickel baguette in our area. We did find pumpernickel rolls. If you can’t find anything similar, a pumpernickel bagel (cultural fusion!) or a loaf…
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MARDI GRAS RECIPE: Savory King Cake

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Mardi Gras 2020 Falls On Tuesday, February 25, 2020. The celebration, which means Fat Tuesday in French, is the last day of the Carnival season. It is the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent—so it’s the last day for indulgent foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season, which begins on…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Red-Veined Sorrel

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[1] Just-harvested red sorrel, ready for the evening’s menu at Union Square Cafe (photo © Union Square Cafe). [2] Beet and Red Sorrel Salad with Pistachio. Here’s the recipe from Paul Liebrandt (photo © Anna Williams | Food & Wine). [3] Even in a colorful dish, a leaf of red sorrel is eye-catching (photo of…
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