RECIPE: Zucchini Nachos, “Healthy Nachos”

Replace the tortilla chips with zucchini slices. Photo courtesy The Pampered Chef.   Here’s some food fun that makes better-for-you “nachos.” Replace replace the salt-and-refined-carb tortilla chips with slices of grilled zucchini. The recipe is courtesy The Pampered Chef. RECIPE: ZUCCHINI NACHOS Ingredients 3 large zucchini Olive oil 1/2 to 1 cup shredded Cheddar or…
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RECIPE: Strawberry Cream Pie Or (Blueberry, Raspberry, Etc.)

[1] Make a delicious strawberry cream pie. The recipe is below (photo © California Milk Advisory Board). [2] This beauty is a no-bake strawberry cream pie. Here’s the recipe (photo © Wife Mama Foodie). [3] How about a strawberry and chocolate cream pie? Here’s the recipe (photo © Food 52). [4] We’ve never had a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Apple Crisps Are Easy To Make

You may not make homemade pie because you don’t like crust that much—or just don’t like wielding it. You can enjoy the same baked apple flavor with a betty or crisp (a.k.a. crumble). The differences, along with dough-topped variations such as cobbler, grunt, pandowdy and slump, are below. BEST APPLES FOR BAKING When you bake…
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RECIPE: Figgy Blue Cheese Bacon Bites

Bacon, blue cheese, figs and…Fig Newtons! Photo courtesy Litehouse Foods.   Here’s what we’re making this weekend to go with Olive Oil Martinis: Figgy Blue Cheese Bacon Bites. The recipe was developed by Jennifer Fisher for Litehouse Foods. You can see the whole photo spread here. These appetizers are simple to make from just four…
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RECIPE: Kimchi Fried Rice

Enjoy this for breakfast, lunch or dinner! Photo courtesy Yotel New York.   Kimchi or kimchee is a traditional Korean fermented vegetable dish, the most common side dish in Korean cuisine. It is also a main ingredient in many popular Korean dishes, such as kimchi stew. Kimchi has always been made year-round, but in earlier…
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