FOOD FUN: Valentine Ice Cream Pops

We were inspired by these ice cream pops from La Chocolate in Melbourne, Australia to make our own. You can also dip frozen bananas. We were unable to find uncoated ice cream bars, and were just as happy to use uncoated frozen yogurt bars. However, you can just as easily purchase chocolate-coated ice cream bars…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 28 Fondue Recipes For National Fondue Month

[1] Dip anything you like, including chicken cubes or meatballs (photo © Dairy Max). [2] You don’t need a fondue pot. You can make cheese or chocolate fondue in a skillet or a sauce pan. Here’s the recipe (photo © La Brea Bakery). [3] You can serve cheese fondue with boiled potatoes or other vegetables.…
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VALENTINE FOOD: Spaghetti & Meat Balls

Now, loving pasta has a double meaning. Photo courtesy Bean Sprouts.   This fun idea comes from Shannon Payette Seip, author of “Bean Appetit: Hip And Healthy Ways To Have Fun With Food.” She is co-founder of Bean Sprouts Café and Cooking School in Seattle, where families learn to make dishes that are both great…
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VALENTINE’S DAY: Make Heart-Shaped Whoopie Pies

The biggest challenge to New Year’s diet resolutions is Valentine’s Day. Hopefully, we’ve lost a pound or two in January so we can proceed with “the sweetest holiday.” We’re starting with heart-shaped whoopie pies. They require an investment in a heart-shaped cookie pan, which can be used year-around: for Mother’s Day, engagement and anniversary parties,…
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CHINESE NEW YEAR: Chinese Long Beans

It’s Chinese New Year: The Year Of The Horse begins today (the actual year is 4712). Make a Chinese-inspired dish. Chef Daniel Boulud take Chinese long beans, steamed them and tied them into knots, topped with chicken (see the photo below). What a fun way to get people to eat more green beans! Our recipe,…
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