Category: Condiments

FOOD FUN: Watermelon Bloody Mary With Lots Of Garnishes & Fish Sauce

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This Watermelon Bloody Mary is “the perfect balance of spicy and sweet,” says the National Watermelon Promotion Board, which developed the recipe. “Don’t let the fish sauce deter you—it gives this drink just the right kick.” If you don’t have fish sauce, a key condiment in Asian countries, substitute Worcestershire sauce*, which itself is a…
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RECIPE: Sweet & Spicy Pickled Apples For National Apple Week

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Vegetables are delicious pickled, but so are fruits. Think sweet fruit in a spicy and tart marinade. This recipe for pickled apples, to celebrate National Apple Week, came to us from U.S. Apple. According to A Healthier Michigan, the first full week in August is National Apple Week. We can’t find other references for this…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pesto Beyond Pasta

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[1] An impressive party dish or appetizer: cooked store-bought pesto with kalamata olives and pesto sauce. We adderd ciliegene, small mozzarella balls Here’s the recipe (both photos © DeLallo). [2] Here, pesto is a salad dressing on this baby arugula, snap pea and burrata salad. Thin the pesto to desired consistency with olive oil. Here’s…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ways To Use Olives For National Olive Day

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Calling all olive lovers: June 1st is National Olive Day.   OLIVE HISTORY The olive history is an ancient one, following figs as the earliest domesticated fruit tree. Olives trees were native to Asia Minor. The latest findings show that the olive was first domesticated in the eastern Mediterranean basin between 8,000 and 6,000 years…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Coconut Aminos, A Condiment & Ingredient In This Beet Tartare Recipe

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[1] Beet tartare with walnuts. The recipe is below (photo © Carlos Garcia | styling by Peg Blackley and Bree Williams). [2] Two types of tuna poke dressed with coconut aminos (photo © Better Body Foods). [3] Walnuts and baby bella mushrooms (photo © California Walnuts). [4] If you’re sautèing vegetables, meat or fish, splash…
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