RECIPE: Egg-Stuffed Peppers

We’re always looking for new brunch recipes. This one, a different take on stuffed peppers from Heidi of FoodieCrush.com, lets you prep ahead and let the oven finish the dish. “Colorful, sweet bell peppers are the mainstay of the show,” says Heidi, “but the flavor melds of butternut squash with thyme and sweet hint of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Try Dandelion Greens

Dandelion greens, the delightfully edible weed. Photo courtesy Webstarts.com.   The scourge of the well-kept lawn—and one of the first signs of spring in the veggie universe—is the delicious, nutritious vegetable, dandelion greens. The slightly peppery greens are much more nutritious than broccoli†. A relative of the sunflower*, the crowns, leaves and stems are all…
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GIFT: Grilling Vegetables Basket

Are you guesting on Memorial Day or holding your own shindig? If it’s the former, and you don’t have an assigned dish to bring, here’s a fresh idea: Instead of a bottle of wine or a pan of brownies, how about a basket of freshly picked vegetables? Your hosts will have something to grill and…
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FOOD FUN: Egg-spressions

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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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Spanakopita, Greek Spinach Pie

One way to get people to eat more spinach is to serve spanakopita, the delicious Greek feta-and-spinach pastry in flaky phyllo (also spelled fillo or filo) dough. A good filling comprises not just spinach and crumbled feta cheese, but leeks, dill and parsley. It’s the leeks and lots of fresh dill and parsley, plus nutmeg,…
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