TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Summer Panzanella (Bread Salad)

Bread salad, like French toast and croutons, is one of those delicious foods invented by necessity: Poor people needed to get another meal from leftover bread that had gone stale. Large croutons are a main ingredient of the salad, rather than the small American-style croutons used as garnish. Panzanella, the Italian word for bread salad,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Light & Luscious Summer Lunch

It’s too darn hot. After a few days of downing pints of ice cream and sorbet, we started working on more nutritious fare. Beyond the green salads and fruit salads, we began playing with summer-specific tartness, the French word for open-face sandwiches. Tartine is the French word for an open-faced sandwich with a rich spread…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 20 Other Uses For Hot Dog Rolls

[1] Chicken enchilada fixings in a hot dog roll (photo © KingsHawaiian.com). [2] Pepperoni pizza ingredients in a hot dog roll (photo © SimplyStacie.net). [3] Salad on a hot dog roll (photo © Bitemore.com). [4] Peanut butter, bacon and banana on a hot dog roll (photo © Huffington Post).   July is National Hot Dog…
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FOOD FUN: Beer & Pretzel Hot Dog Buns

[1] Split the roll, add the hot dog, and bite! Here’s the recipe for pretzel buns (photo © Domestic Gothess). [2] You can use pretzel hot dog and burger buns for sandwiches, too. You can make the buns or buy them at Eastern Standard Provisions (photo © Eastern Standard Provisions).   Want to be the…
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FOOD FUN: Hawaiian Ham Sandwich

Aloha, Hawaii: a sandwich of ham, pineapple and mashed sweet potatoes (photo courtesy Arnold Bread).   Here’s a fun summer sandwich idea from Arnold Bread, using the company’s Healthfull Steel Cut Oats and Honey bread: We baked the sweet potatoes in the microwave (4 minutes). They mash very easily. RECIPE: HEAVENLY HAWAIIAN HAM SANDWICH Ingredients…
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