Avocado Pesto Pizza Recipe & Avocado Holidays

[1] Avocado pizza with homemade avocado pesto. The recipe is below (photos #1 and #5 © California Avocado Commission). [2] Hass avocados (photo © Hass Avocado Board). [3] Avocado pizza with Serrano ham. The difference between Serrano and Prosciutto hams (photo © Avocados From Chile). [5] Grilled pizza with avocado, fig, and Prosciutto. Here’s the…
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Delicious Korean Dumplings (Vegan!) Shipped To Your Door

We have a quarterly tradition called Dumpling Night. Four times a year, we gather a group of dumpling lovers and order our favorite dumplings from four nearby Asian restaurants—Chinese (potstickers, shu mai, wontons), Japanese (gyoza*), Korean (mandoo/mandu), Thai (gyoza), and when we can get them, Vietnamese (hoanh thanh, Vietnam’s interpretation of the Cantonese wonton). Thanks…
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Try A New (But Ancient) Spice: Hilba a.k.a. Fenugreek

[1] A jar of hilba, also called fenugreek (photos #1 and #2 © Pereg). [2] The seeds can be purchased whole (photo #3) or ground. [3] The seeds grow in pods. You can grow the plant at home (photo © Luscious Green Balcony).   [4] A bunch of fresh fenugreek leaves, ready for salads or…
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Hot New Condiment: Sweet and Spicy Drizzle Oil For Pizza & More

[1] Sweet & Spicy Drizzle Oil, a handy new condiment (photos #1 and #3 © DeLallo). [2] Just a drizzle adds an extra layer of flavor to any pizza (photo © Like Meat | Unsplash Photo). [3] Add sizzle to pasta, pasta salads and grains.   What’s sweet and hot and a new condiment for…
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Eat The Rainbow Gift For Home Cooks & Regenerative Farming

[1] The splendid Eat The Rainbow box from Farmer Jones Farm (photos #1, #2, #3, #4 © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] Oca and sunchokes. Oka, cultivated by the Incas like potatoes, are an underground stem tuber that originated in the high altitudes of the Andes Mountains. Sunchoke, also called Jerusalem artichoke, is a…
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