TIP OF THE DAY: Honey & Nuts Spread & Topping

Homemade honey with nuts. Photo courtesy AppleTurnover.tv.   Honey Nuts Cheerios, Chex, Shredded Wheat and Special K; honey nut peanut butter and honey-roasted nuts: Honey and nuts are a natural pairing. If you’ve got nuts and honey, you can take the duo one step further: Combine them into a delicious bread spread and dessert topping,…
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RECIPE: Couscous Salad With Grilled Peaches

Grilled peaches and shaved pecorino make this couscous salad very glamorous (photo © Stasty).   Want something more sophisticated and whole grain? A salad that can be used as a side or a first course? Make a couscous salad. Here’s another delicious end-of-the-summer idea from a very delicious blog, Stasty. Thanks, Vicky! The pecorino cheese…
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RECIPE: Gourmet Cheeseburger Hot Pockets

[1] There’s a cheeseburger and pickles inside the pocket (both photos © Steakhouse Elite).   Maximize the fun and minimize the drips with this recipe for homemade hot pockets from Steakhouse Elite.     RECIPE: CHEESEBURGER POCKETS Ingredients For Four Pockets 1 pound ground beef 4 slices cheese, your choice ¼ cup minced sweet onion…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Broccoli Salsa & More Ways To Love Broccoli

A broccoli veggie mix, ready to spoon into a baked potato. Photo courtesy Potatopia | New York City.   We love broccoli, lightly steamed*, raw with dip, puréed as a side dish and as soup. Perhaps the most famous words ever said about broccoli were from our 41st president, George H.W. Bush, and they were…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Gourmet Hot Dog Recipes For Labor Day

A hot dog Boston-style, topped with baked beans, crumbled bacon and chopped red onion. Photo courtesy Applegate.   If you didn’t whip up some gourmet hot dogs on July 23rd, National Hot Dog Day, Labor Day Weekend is another opportunity to strut your hot dog stuff. In case you’re thinking chili cheese dogs, corn dogs…
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