TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Cleveland Kraut & Ways To Serve Sauerkraut

[1] How to make a better Reuben sandwich: use the best sauerkraut and a great recipe like this one (photo © Marion’s Kitchen). [2] Sauerkraut with beef, burgers, hot dogs, salmon, and sandwiches (photos #1 to #4 © Cleveland Kraut). [3] Beet Red Cleveland Kraut, made with red cabbage, beets, and cabbage. Try it with…
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TIP OF TODAY: Stop Potatoes From Sprouting

September is National Potato Month (August 19th is National Potato Day). While we’ll share recipes later in the month, today we have a safety message. You’ve probably never heard of getting glycoalkaloid toxicity from potatoes. The effects are mostly gastrointestinal. They are often delayed 8 to 10 hours after consuming a bad potato. The poisonous…
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FOOD FUN: Mashed Potato Pizza

September is National Potato Month, and our contribution to the festivities is Mashed Potato Pizza. Our favorite baker, The Baker Chick, made it with leftover mashed potatoes. She used slow cooker mashed potatoes, but you can make the mash however you like. For a Thanksgiving Leftovers pizza, you can substitute mashed sweet potatoes and top…
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Banana Cake Blast-Off & Many More Banana Recipes

[1] Banana Trio: banana cake, banana ice cream and caramelized fresh banana (photo © Good Food On Montford | Charlotte). [2] Deconstructed Banana Split with grilled bananas at Sushi Samba (photo © Sushi Samba).   August 27th is National Banana Lover’s Day, and April 21st is Banana Day. Time for a choice of banana recipes!…
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FOOD 101: Rum Facts For National Rum Day

Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum: August 16th is National Rum Day. (Here’s the pirate song, inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island.) Many thanks to Pat Croce’s Rum Barrel sports bar and grill in Key West (now closed, alas) for much of this information.     WHAT IS RUM? Everyone who knows the word…
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