TIP OF THE DAY: How Chefs Are Using Pickles

[1] Pickled beets and blueberries on goat cheese crostini (photo courtesy Rick’s Picks). [3] Pickle radishes and layer sour with spicy (here’s the recipe from Simple Delicious Food). [2] Pickle any fruit or vegetable you like (photo courtesy Typhoon). Basic pickling is easy (here’s how). But if you want ideas on how to layer herbs…
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SPRING RECIPE: Pickled Ramps

[1] Head to the farmers market to pick up wild ramps. Or, if you live in the eastern U.S. near mountains, pick your own. They grow in rich, moist, deciduous forests, from North Carolina and Tennessee as far north as Canada; and west to Missouri and Minnesota (photo courtesy Rick’s Picks). [2] Wild ramps at…
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Green Goddess Dressing Recipe & The History Of Green Goddess

[1] The salad dressing is also a dip. Here’s the recipe from Martha Stewart. [2] From grilled steak to salmon, Green Goddess is a delicious dressing for proteins (photo © Heinen’s). [3] We loved this chicken salad. Green Goddess, as you can imagine, provides much more flavor than mayonnaise. Here’s the recipe (photo © Mary’s…
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