TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Ginger Miso Salad Dressing Recipe

The other week we went shopping at a large Japanese superstore (and the largest Japanese supermarket in the U.S.), Mitsuwa Marketplace in Edgewater, New Jersey. Strolling up and down the aisles, we wandered into the salad dressing area. We found ourselves hungering for a big salad with ginger-miso dressing—the type of dressing, often orange in…
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FOOD FUN: The Banana Police

Here are two of the amazing banana dishes we found on TheBananaPolice.com. There’s quite a selection of them, turned into create fruit plates and cereal. And there are simpler versions that any of us could create. See them all at TheBananaPolice.com: boats, butterflies, cars, dogs, dolphins, elephants, horses, snails, sunsets, trees and more. The website…
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Bake This Angel Food Cake Recipe For National Angel Food Cake Day

[1] Angel food cake with strawberry glaze (photo © American Egg Board. [1] Berries are a perfect garnish for angel food cake (photo © Anna Ozerova | Dreamstime).   October 10th is National Angel Food Cake Day. Bake one from scratch, or pick up a ready-made cake and serve it with this delicious strawberry glaze.…
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HALLOWEEN: Haunted Popcorn Hands

Creative Halloween fare. Photo courtesy Popcorn.org.   We love this party favor idea from Popcorn.org. We’d suggest them as trick-or-treat items, but many parents don’t let kids eat the “open” food for safety reasons. So, bring them to friends, to the office, and anywhere else you like.     RECIPE: HAUNTED HALLOWEEN POPCORN HANDS Ingredients…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pickled Garlic

Pickled garlic is a healthful, tasty garnish and ingredient. You can buy it in jars, but it’s almost as easy to make your own. Don’t worry about being overwhelmed by garlic flavor: The cloves lose a lot of their pungency in the pickling process. They are still garlicky, but tame. Enjoy pickled garlic on salads,…
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