TIP OF THE DAY: Salad With Goat Cheese

Salad with a creamy, fresh goat cheese crottin, halved. Photo courtesy Vermont Creamery, one of America’s greatest producers of goat cheese. Read our review.   Whenever we see a goat cheese salad on a menu (chèvre is the French word), we order it. Typically served with mesclun or frisée, sometime with beets, sometime with toasted…
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TIP OF THE DAY: The Better “American Cheese” Alternative

There are many foods that send a shudder up the spine of a food writer and educator. They tend to be truly inferior products, both nutritionally and taste-wise; but the American palate has become so accustomed to them that people have no desire to experience something better. At the top of our shudder list: processed…
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Omelets & Frittatas Difference, Plus A Multi-Veggie Recipe

[1] A classic Italian frittata (recipe below) (photo © National Potato Board).   Omelets and frittatas seem like leisurely brunch or lunch fare. But don’t hesitate to serve them for dinner. An hearty egg dish with a large salad is a tasty and nutritious meal at any time of the day. Vegetable fillings (see the…
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