Category: Great Food

RECIPE: Baked Acorn Squash With Wild Rice

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September 7th is National Acorn Squash Day. If today’s weather is to warm for roasting, plan to make it on the next cool day. You can serve stuffed acorn squash as a first course, or as a main along with a protein and a green vegetable or salad. This recipe is from USA Pears, which…
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RECIPE: Lyonnaise Salad With Bacon & Eggs

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You may know Lyonnaise potatoes, sliced pan-fried potatoes and thinly sliced onions, sautéed in butter with parsley; Rosette de Lyon, a cured rosy saucisson (French pork sausage); and Lyonnaise sauce, a brown sauce for roasted or grilled meat and poultry, made with white wine, vinegar and onions. Some of our favorites from the area include…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Honey + A Raspberry Honey Mojito Recipe

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September is National Honey Month. Celebrate by replacing table sugar with honey in your tea, in baking and other recipes. But don’t do it because you think honey is better for you. Truth to tell, honey and sugar are so close in calories, nutrition (both have none or marginal nutrients) and glycemic index* that it…
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Savory Custard Recipes For Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

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[1] Parmesan quiche with arugula salad: as a light lunch or a first course for dinner. Here’s the recipe (photo © The Secret Menu).   Custard is one of our favorite dishes: a symphony of cream, eggs and flavorings. Most people consider custard to be sweet—a dessert that ranges from good old American chocolate pudding…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Shishito Chile (Or Pepper Or Chile Pepper)

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Before cooking, bright green. Photo courtesy SpoonForkBacon.com.   The shishito pepper is a relative newcomer to American cuisine. Finger-shaped, slender and sweet (not hot), it is growing in popularity as a snack, blistered on the stove top or grill. The shishito is named after its shape: The tip of the chili pepper was seen to…
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