RECIPE: Breakfast Fruit Salad

If you haven’t been getting your recommended portions of fruits and vegetables*, how about starting your day with a breakfast salad? You can have one of these fruit-based salads with your regular breakfast foods—cereal, eggs, a bagel—or with a side of cottage cheese, ricotta and/or yogurt. This recipe comes from Lynn’s Paradise Café, Louisville, Kentucky…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Recipes For National Strawberries & Cream Day

[1] The type of cream is up to you. Photo © Jacek Kadaj | Fotolia. [2] Larger strawberries can be found in markets right now (photo © California Strawberries).   May 21st is National Strawberries And Cream Day, a classic English dessert. The ingredients are as simple as can be. And if you use just…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: 30 Favorite Ways To Enjoy Raisins On National Raisin Day

It’s a big day for one of the world’s smallest fruits, the raisin. Long before processed foods became the snack of choice in America, people would snack on healthful* raisins, or nut and raisin mixes. Much as we enjoy chocolate-covered raisins, National Raisin Day, April 30th, is the day to return to raisins’ roots. Raisins…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Asian Pears

Today’s tip is to try Asian pears. But don’t expect a creamy European pear texture or even a juicy apple texture, from the fruit that is also known as “apple pear” and “Korean pear,” among other names.* “Asian pear” is the generic name for more than 25 different varieties† that originated in Asia. In ancient…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Frozen Lemons & Lemon Zest

Last month we discussed the different uses for lemon juice. Today we’ll tackle another delicious part of the lemon: lemon zest, the grated rind of the lemon. The rind is the top layer or skin of the peel; the peel also includes some of the white pith under the skin. How to make lemon zest?…
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