TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Rhubarb Ketchup

Rhubarb and tomato ketchup. For a smooth texture, use an immersion blender or food processor. Photo courtesy Taste Of Home.   Need something to bring to a Memorial Day cook-out? How about homemade ketchup? Pack it into mason jars and tie a ribbon around the neck. Go one step further and make rhubarb ketchup, a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pasta Made Tricolor With Veggies

Mediterranean Pasta With Chicken. Photo courtesy Urban Accents.   Doesn’t this pasta dish look more exciting than a conventional red-sauced plate? It uses vegetables to make “tricolor pasta” instead of pasta colored green and red with spinach and tomatoes. Tricolor pasta—green and red plus white—looks appealing in the bag but typically fades when cooked. So…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Salsa For National Salsa Month

Salsa fresca, made with raw ingredients. Other salsas are cooked. Photo courtesy Melissa’s.   Salsa, which has been America’s favorite condiment since 2000 (when it supplanted ketchup),actually has been a favorite condiment for thousands of years. The chile was domesticated around 5200 B.C.E., and tomatoes by 3000 B.C.E. both in Central America. The Aztecs combined…
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RECIPE: BLT Slaw With Bacon, Lettuce, Tomatoes & More!

A BLT salad with blue cheese and avocado in addition to bacon, lettuce and tomato. In this photo, the tomato is blended into the dressing; but we added extra cherry tomatoes as a garnish for a pop of color. Photo courtesy SafeEggs.com.   We tend to use either shredded cabbage (packaged cole slaw) or romaine…
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