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If you hadn’t read the headline, would you be able to name this vegetable? Botanists might call it Pachyrhizus erosus, but we know it as jícama (HEEK-uh-muh) or alternatively, the Mexican yam or Mexican turnip, although, as it is so often in popular nomenclature, jicama is not related botanically to either the yam or the…
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Whenever we’re at a Chinese restaurant, we order fried banana for dessert. Whether plain, with whipped cream or ice cream, it’s a sweet and creamy treat. Eating a serving of it recently, we reflected on what we loved about it. The answer wasn’t the breading or the deep-fat frying or the even the whipped cream.…
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Lower calorie “chowder.” Photo courtesy Swanson. We just discussed transforming favorite, calorie-packed recipes with lighter cooking techniques. This recipe for a lower calorie seafood “chowder,” from Swanson’s, substitutes vegetable broth and tomato soup for the cream used in many chowders. FOOD 101: Call it what you want, but even with cream, this is not…
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These popcorn squares from Popcorn.org are a crunchy companion to yesterday’s popcorn ice cream. They’ve got just the right amount of sweetness to satisfy, plus popcorn, a whole grain. While they’re appropriate munching for the Golden Globes or Academy Awards, they’re also good picnic fare. RECIPE: POPCORN SQUARES Ingredients For 12 Squares 1…
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Lights, camera, ice cream fun! Getting ready for the Golden Globes this Sunday? Can’t wait to see Tina Fey and Amy Poehler do their thing? Here’s just the “golden” treat to serve: Caramel Popcorn Ice Cream. Head to Baskin-Robbins and stock up on the flavor of the month, Movie Theater Popcorn Ice Cream. The “show-stopper”…
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