TIP OF THE DAY: Honor The Cranberry With Cranberry Drinks

Cranberries are a group of low, creeping evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines, that grow in acidic bogs in the cooler regions of the U.S. and Canada. The plants belong to the heather family, Ericaceae, along with the bilberry, blueberry, huckleberry, azalea and other rhododendrons. The year’s three cranberry holidays are all in November: November…
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RECIPE: Chicken & Pumpkin Tacos

What kind of tacos are right for the season? Pumpkin tacos! Or at least, butternut squash tacos.     PUMPKIN: AN ALL-AMERICAN Pumpkins and all other squash species originated in Central America more than 7,500 years ago. The oldest domesticated pumpkin seeds found to date are from the Oaxaca Highlands in southwest Mexico. The original…
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Pumpkin Soup In A Mini Pumpkin & The Different Types Of Soup

Express your inner artist by turning miniature pumpkins into bowls for pumpkin soup. The next fun part is garnishing them with whatever appeals to you. Some of our favorites: Croutons: cornbread, pumpernickel or sourdough Dairy: crème fraîche, sour cream, yogurt Heat: crushed red pepper flakes, red jalapeno (circles or minced) Meat: bacon, frizzled ham or…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 18 Ways To Spice It Up For National Spicy Guacamole Day

November 14th is National Spicy Guacamole Day. If you don’t like heat, regular National Guacamole Day is September 16th. Most people make guacamole to taste, adding crushed red chile flakes, some hot sauce, or minced jalapeños. But you can use different types of heat, all of which provide slightly different nuances to the heat. You…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 12+ Unusual Pizza Toppings

[1] From Italy’s neighbor: Greek pizza with feta, kalamata olives, onions and more. Here’s the recipe from Cooking Classy (photo © Cooking Classy). [2] Sorry, Charlie: We like this tuna pizza with onions and capers. here’s the recipe from the New York Times (photo © New York Times). [3] Go Korean with pork belly, kimchi,…
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