TIP OF THE DAY: Try Farro, An Ancient Grain

A “leftovers” salad: farro with cooked carrots, peas and corn; diced tomatoes and ham; sliced olives and cooked yellow bell pepper. Photo © Denio Rigacci | Dreamstime.   Farro is the original wheat, one of the first cereals domesticated in the Fertile Crescent. It nurtured the population of the Mediterranean and Middle East for thousands…
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Hot Apple Toddy Recipe With Calvados Or Apple Brandy

Hot apple toddy (photo and recipe © U.S. Apple Association).   January 11th is National Hot Toddy Day; January 17th is National Hot Buttered Rum Day. October 20th is National Calvados Day: all occasions to celebrate with this Apple Toddy recipe. Toddy and hot buttered rum are pretty much the same thing. A toddy can…
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Chicken Andouille Sausage Gumbo Recipe From Emeril Lagasse

[1] A seafood gumbo with crayfish, oysters, shrimp and okra (photo © Mackenzie Ltd.). [2] Gumbo is always served over white rice. Here, shrimp and andouille sausage gumbo (photo © Good Eggs). [3] Okra, shown whole and sliced (photo © Melissa’s Produce | Facebook). [4] Emerill Lagasse’s chicken and andouille sausage gumbo (photo © NOLA…
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Layered Dip Recipes, Part 2

[1] Take the ingredients of a Greek salad and turn it into a layered dip, served with pita chips (photo © SouthByMouth.Blogspot.com [now closed]). [2] Kalamata olives are the traditional olives used in Greek salads, not the black olives in the photo above (photo © I. Gordutina | Panther Media).   Yesterday, we discussed layered…
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Layered Dip Recipes, Part 1

The original seven-layer dip recipe (photo © McCormick).   The first layered dip we encountered was the iconic layered Mexican dip, also known as a layered bean dip/refried bean dip, nacho dip, taco dip, Tex-Mex dip and five-, six- or seven-layer dip. Dipped with taco chips, it was the rage. Made from healthful ingredients, it…
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