FOOD FUN: Secret Forest Corn Muffins

Surprise: a little tree (OK, it’s a broccoli floret) is inside. Photo and recipe © Betty Crocker.   Even George H.W. Bush could be convinced to eat broccoli, when it’s tucked away as a surprise in a delicious corn muffin. Make them for brunch or lunch, with soup or a bowl of chili. And, you…
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Make A Signature Guacamole For National Guacamole Day

[1] Try guacamole with different garnishes. Here, pomegranate arils, cotija cheese, and diced avocado (photo © Avocados From Mexico). [2] Chef Richard Sandoval’s signature Bacon Guacamole. Here’s the recipe (photo © Maya Restaurant | NYC. [3] Your signature could be chunky guacamole: diced avocado instead of mashed. Here’s the recipe (photo © California Avocado Commission).…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Cape Gooseberries

If you’re not familiar with the cape gooseberry, the fruit’s short season begins soon. Keep an eye out, and pick up a box. There are different varieties of gooseberry, but our focus here is the cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), also called the Peruvian groundcherry and the goldenberry, the uchuva (in Columbia) and fruta del amor…
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