Category: Food Fun

RECIPES: Cocktails With Black Olives

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Make a Dirty Martini with black olives instead of the green ones. Photo courtesy CalOlive.com.   Many people enjoy olives in their Martinis, or a Dirty Martini made with olive brine. But these are green olives, typically stuffed with pimento. Why give black olives (ripe olives) the cold shoulder? Here are some recipes from California…
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RECIPE: Deconstructed Enchilada Salad

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[1] Deconstruct enchiladas into an enchilada salad (photo © QVC). [2] Fresh cilantro is an ingredient in many Mexican dishes (photo © Good Eggs). [3] Homemade tortilla chips (photo © Anna Hinman | Crunchy Creamy Sweet).   We always enjoy a taco salad, but had never set eyes on an enchilada salad until we received…
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FOOD FUN: A New Kind Of Fruit Cake

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Here’s a new take on fruit cake: a “layer cake” that’s made 100% from fresh fruit! It’s the creation of Jessica from Pen N’ Paperflowers Studio & Design. She made it as a birthday cake for a gluten-free friend. But we think it’s a dazzler for any occasion. Want to make one of your own?…
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FOOD FUN: Grilled Potato Skewers (Potatoes On A Stick!)

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[1] As much fun as the country fair, but tastier: your own grilled potatoes on a stick (photo © Stix Mediterranean Grill | New York City [permanently closed]). [2] Yukon Gold potatoes (photo © Bonnie Plants).   Grilled potatoes on a stick: What fun! We expanded on this idea from Stix Mediterranean Grill in New…
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FOOD FUN: Gnocchi For Breakfast

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[1] Pasta for breakfast: gnocchi “home fries” (photo and recipe © Giovanni Rana.) [2] Raw gnocchi (photo © iGourmet). [3] Giovanni Rana’s potato gnocchi are just one of the company’s delicious fresh pastas and sauces (photo by Elvira Kalviste | © THE NIBBLE. [4] Parmigiano Reggiano, ready to grate (photo © Whole Foods Market).  …
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