RECIPE: Homemade Tomato Ketchup

Not surprisingly, cookbook author Danielle Walker makes her own condiments. Why? They deliver better flavor than mass-produced products, and in the case of tomato ketchup and barbecue sauce, a better sweetener than high fructose corn syrup, and less sweetener. Danielle is following up on her the Paleo Diet-focused Against All Grain (10 months on the…
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RECIPE: Adult Ice Pops

Here’s a way to enjoy Happy Hour in the heat: Turn your favorite fruit cocktail into an adult ice pop. We started with the Margarita, re-interpreting the Strawberry Frozen Margarita as a Strawberry Margarita Ice Pop. You can substitute the fruit and spirits to adapt your favorite cocktail. Prep time: is 15 minutes plus freezing…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Summer Salad With Berries & Mandarins

A salad so fruity, you could have it for dessert (photo © Peach Valley Cafe.   Doesn’t this salad from Florida-based Peach Valley Café burst with summer? Blueberries, mandarin segments, strawberries, frisée and baby greens are garnished with shaved Parmesan cheese, toasted almonds and homemade peach ginger dressing.     You can add or substitute…
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RECIPE: Blue Salad ~ Blue Cheese, Blueberries

Shoo the blues: a summer salad with blueberries and blue cheese. Photo courtesy Driscoll’s.   You’ll shoo the blues away with this “blue salad”: blue cheese, fresh blueberries and homemade blueberry vinaigrette. The recipe is from Driscoll’s Berries. The homemade blueberry vinegar will stay fresh for six months and can be gifted to your favorite…
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