TIP OF THE DAY: Green Bean & Potato Salad

If you’re thinking of potato salad for game day, how about upping the flavor, color, texture and nutrition with green beans, a.k.a. string beans and snap beans (more about that below). Fresh green bean crops are harvested year-round, but are best in early winter, early summer and early fall. Beans picked early in the season…
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FOOD FUN: Popchip Snacks

Make Guacpops with guacamole. Photo courtesy PopChips.   A boat-shaped chip demands filling. So Popchips* created two snacks using its popular air-popped chips: Guacamo Popper Ingredients Per Chip 1 Salt & Pepper Popchip 1 dollop of spicy guacamole Red and green jalapeño slices   Nachopop Ingredients Per Chip 1 Barbeque Popchip Spicy beef Grated cheese…
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FOOD FUN: Football Pizza

Don’t fumble the pizza! Football pizza from Due Forni | Las Vegas.   If you were at Due Forni restaurant, you could order a football pizza. But there’s no need to travel to Austin or Las Vegas: It’s easy to make your own. Using your favorite pizza recipe: 1. STRETCH the dough into a more…
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FOOD FUN: Turkey Bacon Pancakes

The longest pancakes ever. Photo courtesy Jennie-O.   Ladle pancake batter over strips of bacon, and long, fun pancakes result. This recipe from Jennie-O uses the company’s turkey bacon, but you can use any bacon you wish. Jennie-O uses better-for-you whole wheat flour in this recipe, but you can substitute refined white flour. RECIPE: TURKEY…
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