Category: Fruits, Nuts & Seeds

JULY 4th RECIPE: Mixed Berries & Cheese

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How easy is this for patriotic eating on July 4th (photo #1) For breakfast with yogurt or cottage cheese. For lunch with burrata, goat cheese or ricotta. For dessert with vanilla frozen yogurt. As a topping for white-iced cakes and cupcakes. With half-and-half or light cream.   Or make the recipe below. Thanks to Wisconsin…
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JULY 4th: Recipes For Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinks & Snacks

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July 4th is the one holiday where you can make everything (except meat) red, white and blue. Our collection of 60 more July 4th recipes follows, for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, snacks, cocktails, and other beverages. We start with a patriotic cocktail and then scroll down for much more edible patriotism. > Check out 60+…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 5 Ways To Use Melons

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The summer bounty of ripe, sweet, juicy melons means that we’re having melon daily for breakfast (with berries, cottage cheese, yogurt, or just plain). Sharon Palmer, a nutritionist who specializes in plant-based food plans, is also a melon fan. “These fruits are not only delicious;” she says, “they are packed with hydrating fluid, fiber, vitamin…
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RECIPES: Watermelon Rind Slaw and Coleslaw

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Don’t throw away your watermelon rinds. Watermelon rind is not only edible; it can be turned into crunchy slaws and watermelon pickleswatermelon pickles (pickled watermelon rind). Here are two crunchy, fun recipes from the Watermelon Promotion BoardWatermelon Promotion Board, which has the best collection of watermelon recipes. The slaw has a yogurt dressing while the…
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FOOD 101: The History Of Strawberries For National Strawberry Month

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[1] Fresh strawberries (photo © InHarvest). [2] Strawberry lemonade (photo © La Cocina Color Lila). [3] Strawberry milkshake (photo © Friendship Dairies). [4] A flowering strawberry plant. The fruit grows from the flower (photo © John-Mark Smith | UnsplashUnsplash). [5] Strawberry plant (photo © Chris Yang | UnsplashUnsplash).   May is National Strawberry Month. Is…
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