TIP OF THE DAY: Ways To Use Artichoke Hearts – National Artichoke Hearts Day

March 16th is National Artichoke Day. We love artichokes; both steamed whole artichokes and the hearts themselves, purchased in cans or jars. If you go to a club store, you can often find a good deal on a large jar of artichoke hearts. When we land a few jars, we go to town with different…
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RECIPE: Irish Brown Bread For St. Patrick’s Day

If you’re one of the many who bake bread—and many more have gotten into bread-baking during the pandemic—here’s one for your repertoire. And just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. It’s a recipe for Irish brown bread: an “everyday” Irish brown bread recipe by Fred B. Dugan for King Arthur Flour. Traditional Irish brown bread…
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FOOD FUN: Roll-Up Sandwiches For St. Patrick’s Day

You can use whatever ingredients you like to make these St. Patrick’s Day roll-up sandwiches. These shamrock-shaped sandwiches have no corned beef: they’re turkey and Swiss cheese. But the fun is arranging the slices in the form of a shamrock, and decorating with a scallion stem and scattered diced scallions. We do recommend adding at…
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