TIP OF THE DAY: Ways To Enjoy Rhubarb

By the time it gets to market, the leaves (which are mildly toxic) are typically cut off rhubarb, and only the stalks are sold. Rhubarb looks like pink celery, but it isn’t related. Photo courtesy OurOhio.com.   Spring is rhubarb season. It parallels asparagus season, available fresh for just three months a year—April through June.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: The New “Dirty Dozen”

The “dirty dozen” of produce refers to those fruits and vegetables that have the most pesticide residues. If you’re going to buy organic versus conventional produce, these are the foods to buy. Since agricultural practices change, The Environmental Working Group (EWG) creates an annual Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides to reduce your exposure to chemical pesticides.…
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Eat Sunny Food Like This Papaya Boat Fruit Salad

It’s no fun looking out the window on the first day of spring, waiting for the snowfall to begin. So to counter the gray skies and eat something bright and sunny. Anticipating the weather, we acquired a ripe papaya and other fruits for this recipe from Hannah Kaminsky, who is wintering in Hawaii. “At the…
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