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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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NEWS: Chipotle Serves Up American Culture With Tex-Mex Food

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Have some philosophy with your burrito. Photo courtesy Chipotle.   Chipotle is a popular Tex-Mex restaurant chain that stands for quality, value and sustainability. The company uses organic and local produce when practical, and supports family farmers who care for their land and animals, the latter raised without the use of antibiotics or added hormones.…
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TRENDS: Chicken Up, Seafood, Pork & Beef Down

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Chart courtesy The Wall Street Journal.     While Americans are aware of the need to improve their diets, there’s been a decline in consumption of one of the healthiest food choices: fish. According to the Wall Street Journal, in 2012, the last year for which figures are available, the average U.S. consumer ate: 82…
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FOOD FUN: Egg-spressions

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May is National Egg Month. How many of these egg-spressions do you use? This content was developed by Dictionary.com, one of our favorite resources for words and word fun. Egghead This term entered English as a reference to a bald person. But it gained traction in the 1952 presidential campaign as a pejorative term for…
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FOOD FUN: Deconstructed Caprese Salad

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One of a foodie’s favorite salads is the Caprese, a delicious combination of tomato, basil and mozzarella that was “discovered” in Italy in the 1950s (the history of Caprese salad). Tasty basil and mozzarella are available year-round, but luscious summer tomatoes are required to make this simple combination soar. Until the crop comes in, look…
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