TIP OF THE DAY: Bok Choy & Endive ~ Veggies To Grill

We wager that anyone who likes veggies looks forward to vegetables cooked outdoors on the grill, for as long as the weather allows. Asparagus, bell peppers, corn, eggplant, onions, portabella mushrooms, tomatoes and zucchini are popular. But why not try vegetables you’ve never grilled before? Previously we’ve recommended grilled cabbage, grilled cauliflower and grilled romaine…
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Leftover Pasta Recipes: Make Stir-Fried Pasta (Like Fried Rice)

[1] Stir-fried fusilli and shrimp from Tes Photchaman Yuphin of TesAtHome.com. Here’s her recipe. [2] Stir-fried spaghetti from Annie Chun.. [3] Stir-fried bowtie pasta, Asian-style. Here’s the recipe (photo © Kaluhi’s Kitchen).   If you can make fried rice from leftover rice and other leftover grains, why not fried pasta? You can serve it as…
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Grilled Cabbage Steaks Recipe

[1] First, take a head of cabbage (photo ©y Good Eggs). [2] Next, slice it, grill it and garnish it (photo © McCormick). [3] For better flavor, chop quality blue cheese instead of using packaged crumbles (photo © KitchenHealsSoul.com).   What’s next after Grilled Cauliflower Steaks? Why, its cruciferous† cousin, Grilled Cabbage Steaks. It can…
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TIP: Asian Dumplings & Italian Ravioli, The Difference

While the historical record is scant, it is believed that the pasta Marco Polo brought back from China in 1295 was pillow pasta: stuffed and crimped sheets of pasta dough, a.k.a. dumplings. And a.k.a. ravioli, too. The difference is largely local ingredients.   ASIAN DUMPLINGS & STUFFED PASTA: FRATERNAL TWINS Noodles (spaghetti or other “long…
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Strawberry Rhubarb Galette Recipe, A Spring Favorite Pie

[1] Rhubarb with its leaves. Don’t eat the leaves—they’re mildly toxic (photo © OurOhio.org). [2] Trimmed rhubarb, as it is most often seen in stores (photo © Good Eggs | San Francisco). [3] A beautiful strawberry-rhubarb pie. Here’s the recipe (photo © The Baker Chick).   To many foodies, the beginning of spring means asparagus,…
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