TIP: The New Linguine & Clam “Sauce”

If you make linguine and clam sauce the way most Americans do—with canned clams—try it the way they serve it at Olio e Piú in New York City. Eight whole steamed clams surround a plate of linguine. The linguine is cooked and tossed in olive oil with fresh parsley and placed in the center of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bake Irish Soda Bread

Having published a recipe for Irish soda muffins for St. Patrick’s Day, we hadn’t planned to feature Irish soda bread this year. Then, we received this recipe from The Baker Chick and realized how much we wanted to tear into a warm loaf of soda bread and slather it with Kerrygold butter from Ireland. So…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Artichoke Hearts Day

[1] Celebrate with an artichoke baked potato (photo courtesy Bonefish Grill; recipe at right). [2] The flower [not shown] grows in the center top of the globe, which grows atop a long stem (photo courtesy Frieda’s Produce). [3] It looks like celery, but these are cardoons, the ancestor of the artichoke (photo courtesy Turmeric Saffron).…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Chocolate Chip Mint Cupcakes

St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes. Photo courtesy Zulka.   Family-owned Zulka manufacturers premium-quality sugars/ They’re dedicated to producing more natural sugar through responsible, environmentally friendly cane production. The sugars are minimally processed, which helps to preserve the fresh flavor of the sugar cane and more of the nutrition that is stripped away when cane is processed.…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Apple Leprechaun Snack

Have fun with your food. Photo courtesy Kitchen Fun With My 3 Sons.   Even adults can have fun with this apple leprechaun. It was created by Jill of Kitchen Fun With My 3 Sons. Yes, the kids help. RECIPE: LEPRECHAUN FRUIT SNACK Ingredients Per Serving 1 green apple 1 clementine or other mandarin 1…
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