FOOD FUN: Deconstructed Cannoli Recipe

We love cannoli; can’t get enough of them. Although we’re rarely up for making the pastry tubes, we do relish a dish of “deconstructed cannoli”: the cream filling with a cookie on the side. A bonus with cannoli cream is that you can substitute your sweetener of choice for the sugar. When we’re dieting, we…
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Lasagna Soup Recipe For National Lasagna Day

July 29th is National Lasagna Day. Lasagna is one of our favorite foods, but if we make a lasagna, we eat the whole thing. Not to mention, we spend the whole day making it. One of these days, we’ll try Crockpot Lasagna. But one way to get a quick lasagna fix is ravioli lasagna, with…
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HOLIDAY: National Bittersweet Chocolate With Almonds Day

November 7th is National Bittersweet Chocolate With Almonds Day (National Almond Day is February 16th, National Chocolate Day is October 28th, National Milk Chocolate Day is July 28, National White Chocolate Day is September 22…and National Chocolate With Almonds Day is July 8th [hold the bittersweet]). Most celebrants would run out for a dark chocolate…
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Want Fries On Your Salad? OK: Top Your Salad With French Fries!

The Idaho Potato Commission develops many delicious potato recipes, incorporating trending food flavors into conventional preparations (harissa, sriracha), as well as new concepts like this one: French fries as a salad garnish. “The crisp flavors of a Greek salad harmonize effortlessly with seasoned fries, while a cool, tangy tzatziki sauce extends the Mediterranean theme,” they…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Roasted Brussels Sprouts On The Stalk, “Bone In”

[1] and [2] Roast the whole stalk of Brussels sprouts and serve with a lemon-garlic dip (photos courtesy Nutmeg Nanny).   Last year’s fun cruciferous preparation was the Cauliflower Steak, along with its big brother, Whole Roasted Cauliflower. Meet this year’s classy crucifers: Brussel Sprouts “Bone In”, the brainchild of the ever-innovative Chef Eric LeVine…
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