FOOD FUN: 5 More Food Idioms

“As easy as pie” refers to eating the pie, not baking it. Photo courtesy Harry and David.   As a follow up to last month’s list of 12 popular food phrases (idoms*), food phrases we have five more, courtesy of Dictionary.com. 1. Apples And Oranges Apples and oranges refers to two incommensurable items, i.e. a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Healthier Shrimp Salad

Grilled shrimp with a green salad. Photo courtesy Haru Restaurant | New York City.   Shrimp salad loaded with mayonnaise: not good for you. Grilled shrimp with a vinaigrette-dressed salad or the grilled shrimp salad recipe below: A better idea. Other low-calorie shrimp dishes include ceviche; the classic shrimp cocktail or its update, the shrimp…
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RECIPE: Linguine Alla Vongole, With Clam Sauce & Asparagus

[1] Linguine and clam sauce with asparagus. The recipe is below (photo © Dole). [2] Fresh linguine pasta, the “flat” version of spaghetti (photo © Mindaugas Petrutis | Unsplash). [3] Dry fettuccine (photo © Isaac Quesada | Unsplash). [4] Linguine with pesto is a classic dish from Liguria, where both originated (photo © DeLallo).  …
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PRODUCT: Wheat Thins Lime, Limited Edition

Limited-edition Lime Wheat Thins. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   “Taste the bold lime flavor,” beckons the entire back side of the new, limited edition Wheat Thins. Fans of Wheat Thins, those crunchy little cracker squares from Nabisco, might note that lime and salt are also flavors of that popular drink, the Margarita.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Read Those Nutrition Labels…

According to a 2012 study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people who read the nutritional information on food labels are generally thinner than those who don’t read labels. Not only do they understand what a portion size is; some foods appear to be much healthier than they really are, with much…
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