TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Rhubarb Ketchup

Rhubarb and tomato ketchup. For a smooth texture, use an immersion blender or food processor. Photo courtesy Taste Of Home.   Need something to bring to a Memorial Day cook-out? How about homemade ketchup? Pack it into mason jars and tie a ribbon around the neck. Go one step further and make rhubarb ketchup, a…
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TRENDS: Current Favorites & Next Wave Foods

Will kimchi, Korean hot pickled vegetables, be replaced by Mexican hot pickled vegetables as a topping for burgers, sandwiches, eggs and other fusion dishes? Photo courtesy Bento.com.sg.   What’s next after the current food trends? Parade magazine took a look at What America Eats with predictions from Mimi Sheraton, author of 1,000 Foods To Eat…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pasta Made Tricolor With Veggies

Mediterranean Pasta With Chicken. Photo courtesy Urban Accents.   Doesn’t this pasta dish look more exciting than a conventional red-sauced plate? It uses vegetables to make “tricolor pasta” instead of pasta colored green and red with spinach and tomatoes. Tricolor pasta—green and red plus white—looks appealing in the bag but typically fades when cooked. So…
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Crisp, Crumble, Cobbler, Betty, Buckle & More: The Difference

[1] Cherry cobbler—the biscuit dough dropped on top of the fruit resembles cobblestones (photo © Choose Cherries). [2] It’s called a cobbler because the biscuit topping looks like cobblestones. The Le Creuset gratin pan is from Williams Sonoma (photo © Williams Sonoma). [3] An apple crisp, called a crumble in the U.K. The cooked fruit…
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