RECIPE: Moroccan Quinoa & Roasted Carrots

October 1st is World Vegetarian Day, the annual kickoff to Vegetarian Awareness Month. Vegetarian diets have proven health benefits, are kind to animals and help to preserve the Earth (meat production is a major source of greenhouse gas and deforestation). According to ProCon.org, some prominent vegetarians include/have included: Lord Byron, Bill Clinton, Leonardo da Vinci,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Café Liégeois

We made this recipe yesterday, for National Coffee Day. Instead of our favorite after-dinner coffee—a steaming cup of French or Italian roast with a shot of coffee liqueur, substituting for dessert—we celebrated with a Café Liégeois (lee-eh-ZHWAH). It’s a parfait with layers of iced coffee, ice cream, and whipped cream (called chantilly [shon-TEE-yee] in French).…
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RECIPE: Caesar Salad Pizza

A grilled Caesar Salad Pizza from Chef Marcus Samuelsson. Photo © Paul Brissman.   When we saw this photo on the website of Chef Marcus Samuelsson, we couldn’t wait to make one. The grilled pizza combines the ingredients of Caesar salad—romaine, olive oil, anchovies, garlic, citrus juice, egg—with pizza crust standing in for the croutons.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Harvest Cobb Salad

Grilled squash and corn replace tomatoes and cheese in this Harvest Cobb Salad. Photo courtesy TheBakerChick.com.   Today’s tip comes from Audra Fullerton, The Baker Chick, one of our favorite food bloggers (and food photographers). She created a Cobb Salad with fall ingredients, that serves as the inspiration to many other fall salads to come.…
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RECIPE: Oktoberfest Burger With Pork Schnitzel

The Oktoberfest Burger, with breaded pork cutlets. Photo courtesy Hard Rock Cafe.   Hard Rock Cafe is celebrating Oktoberfest with a Germany-inspired burger, the Samuel Adams Octoberfest Schnitzel Burger. Available September through October 31st, it has German flavor accents: schnitzel (breaded pork cutlets) instead of beef patties, sauerkraut, whole grain mustard and beer-accented cheese sauce,…
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