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Among our Eatin’ O’ The Green recipes for St. Patrick’s Day, this warm spinach dish is very popular. Who doesn’t love a spinach dip, with its glimmer of healthful green spinach blended into a creamy (and not so healthful) base? This recipe, from Vermont Creamery,is made even richer with mascarpone. It’s delicious as a kick-back…
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Irish whiskey cake: an upside down apple cake with a mascarpone filling. Photo courtesy Betty Crocker. This cake was originally pitched to us as a holiday fruitcake—an upside-down apple cake with whiskey-soaked fruit. But we liked the idea of it for St. Patrick’s Day as well. The recipe, from Betty Crocker, was developed with…
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Tapenade is an easy-to-make appetizer or snack that complements beer, cocktails and wine. Photo courtesy Pompeian. It couldn’t be easier to make the popular Mediterranean olive spread, tapenade (at least in these modern days of food processors). You can use any type of olive, from mild to pungent; black, green or a mix. Here’s…
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March 6th is National Oreo Day, honoring the world’s most popular cookie. It’s a simple sandwich cookie, yet it’s the passion of many cookie eaters. (Also check out the year’s 44 cookie holidays.) We almost feel like ditching work to celebrate—with Oreo cheesecake, cookies and cream ice cream and an Oreo milkshake. Overkill? Some say…
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Mardi Gras begins tomorrow. If you’d like to celebrate with the taste of New Orleans, whip up a gumbo. This recipe is from Chef David Venable of QVC, who calls it “an easy-to-tackle version, filled with great Louisiana flavor and spice.” Gumbos have a lot of ingredients, but the cooking technique isn’t demanding. Says David,…
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