Ice Pop Cake: A Cake or Ice Cream Cake Plus Ice Pops!

According to Country Crock, more Americans have their birthdays in September, and September 16th has the most birthdays. Whether or not you’re celebrating today, here’s a new take on ice cream cake from Country Crock: Add ice pops—sherbet or ice cream pops—around the perimeter of the cake. Called Rockin’ Rainbow Cake, the recipe begins with…
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RECIPE: Apple Sangria

Ready for a glass? You can use red and green apple slices, in addition to the strawberries, for extra color. Photo courtesy U.S. Apple Association.   It’s so hot here today (87°F) that we can’t get into fall recipes. But this Apple Sangria recipe is a compromise, turning the most popular fall flavor into a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Create A DIY Guacamole Party Bar

[1] Party time! Check out this article (photo © Sally Roeckell | Heinen’s). [1] Provide a plain bowl of chopped avocado and let guests pile on the toppings (photo © Nadine Primeau | Unsplash). [2] Hass is the best avocado for creamy guacamole (photo © Hass Avocado Board). [3] You don’t have to mix or…
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FOOD FUN: Mac & Cheese Potato Skins

Many people enjoy crunchy potato skins filled with with cheddar cheese, bacon, sour cream and green onions. But at Tony Roma’s, they switch out the cheddar and sour cream for macaroni and cheese. You can make the mac and cheese from scratch, or use leftover mac and cheese. RECIPE: MAC & CHEESE POTATO SKINS Ingredients…
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RECIPE: Green Bean Salad

Serve this green bean salad as a first course, chilled or at room temperature. Photo courtesy Distilled NY.   Green beans are a popular year-round vegetable. Only broccoli ranks higher among the green veggies. According to Produce Pete, green beans (also called snap beans) are best in early winter, early summer and early fall, when…
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