CHERRY TIP OF THE DAY: Cherry Salad Garnish

Toss some dried cherries into a salad for flavor, color and a higher antioxidant burst. Cherries complement just about any salad, from plain greens to salads with blue cheese or goat cheese to chicken and tuna salad. Combine dried cherries along with the raisins in curried chicken salad for a show-stopper. Speaking of which, try…
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“Instant” Cherry Cake With Dried Cherries & More Ways To Use Dried Cherries

[1] Tart dried cherries store well in the pantry until you need them (photo © King Arthur Flour). [2] They’re not just for sweet recipes: Toss dried cherries into a pan sauce (photo © Emm Group). [3] Sprinkle dried cherries on breakfast cereal, hot or cold (photo © Choose Cherries).   It’s easy to eat…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Savory Cherries

[1] Spiced cherries with wine and vinegar (photo © 34° Foods). [2] George Washington in uniform (portrait by Gilbert Stuart).   Leading up to next Monday, we begin a week of cherry tips in honor of our first president, George Washington. No cherry trees were cut down to create these tips! The Father of our…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Delicious Daisy Bouquet From Edible Arrangements

Why make or buy dessert and a centerpiece when you can have a glamorous fruit arrangement to serve as both? Edible Arrangements produces gourmet fruit baskets that look like flowers. They’re not only gorgeous to look at, but low calorie to boot. Each piece of fruit is affixed to a long wooden skewer, which makes…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bloody Good Oranges

From the name, blood oranges should be in season at Halloween. But these wonders are in stores right now. Even our local supermarket has them! They look exactly like regular oranges on the outside, but their inside flesh is a deep rosy red color; and the flavor is a cross between orange and raspberry—some people…
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