Category: Great Food

CINCO DE MAYO: Serve Prickly Pears a.k.a. Cactus Pears

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[1] Prickly pears are also called cactus pears: They are the fruits of some varieties of cactus (photo © Mercato). [2] The fruits growing on the cactus (photo © Frankie Lopez | Unsplash). [3] A salad of romaine, fennel, cactus pears, apples, berries and almonds. Here’s the recipe (photo © Andy Boy). [4] You can…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Take It Outside (Entertaining, That Is)

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If you have a lovely deck or garden patio, you’ve got a great reason to gather up friends for anything from tea or after-work wine and cheese to a restful lunch or dinner. Since it’s springtime, for either lunch or dinner you can serve a bright, colorful and easy-to-make pasta dish that’s alive with fresh…
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MOTHER’S DAY: Rosé Versus Roses

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Think pink and give Mom rosé Champagne or other rosé wine. Roses have become a bit clichéd as a floral gift. With no disrespect, there are other lovely flowers out there. And for Mother’s Day, the prices for roses are sky-high. Here’s a better idea: give Mom rosé instead of roses. “Rosé,” or blush wine,…
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Lobster Caesar Salad, More Caesar Recipes & Fun Caesar Trivia

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  Looking for something special to serve for Mother’s Day or other special occasion? Turn the ever-popular Caesar salad into an elegant first course or luncheon dish by adding lobster. Below: > Recipe: Lobster Caesar salad. > Recipe: Classic Caesar dressing. > Recipe: Tarragon-yogurt dressing. > More Caesar salad recipes. > America’s favorite salads. >…
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FOOD UNIVERSITY: The Mother Of All Cacao

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Kakawa Cocoa Beans from Cocoa Puro. Photo by Kent Lacin | Cocoa Puro. With Mother’s Day little more than a week away, our friend Tom Pederson of Cocoa Puro, creator of the wonderful Kakawa Cocoa Beans, reminds us that “the mother of all cacao” came from the area of what is today the largest city…
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