TIP OF THE DAY: Try New Ingredients, Like Piquillo Peppers

Roasted piquillo chiles stuffed with tuna, crumbled Manchego cheese, capers, parsley and a touch of lemon juice. Photo courtesy DeLallo Foods.   Today’s tip is an easy way to expand your culinary horizons: Try a new ingredient each month (if you’re ambitious, each week). Work it into different recipes and decide if it deserves a…
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APPETIZER RECIPE: BLT & Guacamole Crostini

[1] A guacamole BLT transformed into crostini hors d’oeuvre (photo © California Avocado Commission). [2] Ready for your recipe (photo © Aldi).   What’s better than a BLT? Well, there’s a turkey BLT and our favorite, the chicken salad BLT. Guacamole can be added to any of the above. But how about turning the concept…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Your Own Olive Mix Recipe

Whether for your own home or as a gift when you visit someone else’s, consider making an olive mix recipe. Healthful and versatile, olive mixes stay in the fridge for months, ready to grab and serve with beer, red and white wine, and martinis and other cocktails. You can also use the olives as part…
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JULY 4TH FOOD: Elegant Tomato And Mozzarella Skewers With Grapes & Olives

As long as the grill is fired, here’s a tasty appetizer that goes great with drinks: Mediterranean Grilled Mozzarella Skewers with tomatoes, kalamata olives and caperberries. The recipe was created by Chef James Campbell Caruso for EatWisconsinCheese.com. It makes six skewers. For July 4th, use red grape tomatoes, red grapes and/or purple olives. Ingredients 1…
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JULY 4TH FOOD: Goat Cheese Stuffed Celery

Updated retro: goat cheese-stuffed celery with pomegranate arils. Blueberries not shown. Photo and recipe courtesy Pom Wonderful.   An update of the 1950s classic, this stuffed celery recipe replaces the old school cream cheese and pimento-stuffed olives with goat cheese and capers. For July 4th, the white goat cheese is accented with red pomegranate arils…
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