GREEN RECIPE FOR ST. PATRICK’s DAY: Greens (Kale), Beans and Pasta

[1] Fusilli (corkscrew) pasta with white beans and kale. The recipe is below (both photos © DeLallo). [2] Delallo”s biodynamic whole wheat fusilli. You can get it online. [3] Lacinto kale, also known as Tuscan kale, Italian kale and dinosaur kale, among other names (photo © Good Eggs). [4] Dried cannellini beans from Fortuna Sausage…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Green-Topped Pizza For St. Patrick’s Day

OK, a green-topped pizza is not just for St. Patrick’s Day. You can go green any time you’d like a pizza with assorted green veggies. Think green for spring; green for summer; green for National Pizza Month, October; and green for National Pizza Day in the [typically] cold, gray weather of February 9th. Depending on…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY FOOD: An ‘Irish Hoagie’ Recipe

Plan ahead to enjoy this delicious sandwich on St. Patrick’s Day. It was created by DiBruno Bros. in Philadelphia, where it’s called the Irish Hoagie. The biggest challenge is finding a pumpernickel baguette in our area. We did find pumpernickel rolls. If you can’t find anything similar, a pumpernickel bagel (cultural fusion!) or a loaf…
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RECIPE: Cream Cheese Pound Cake For National Pound Cake Day

[1] Cream cheese pound cake. The recipe is below (photo and recipe © The Baker Chick). [2] Maple pound cake. Here’s the recipe (photo © King Arthur Flour). [3] Pumpkin Spice Pound Cake. Here’s the recipe from Spice Islands (photo © Spice Islands). [4] Pound cake with berries and whipped cream (photo © Knudsen Dairy).…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pecorino Sheep Cheese

WE’RE BULLISH ABOUT SHEEP… …but not just any sheep. We’re crushing on Sarda sheep, the lovely ovine ladies living the luxe life of Italy’s gemstone island, Sardinia (Sardegna in Italian). What they produce is the extraordinary milk that makes the extraordinary Pecorino D.O.P (Denominazione d’Origine Protetta, or Protected Designation of Origin) cheese. D.O.P.* is Italy’s…
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