RECIPE: Baked Potato Stuffed With Leftovers

Shrimp baked potato. Photo courtesy SeaPak.   If you have a few leftover beans, shrimp, veggies or whatever, but not enough for a main course or to toss with pasta, add them to baked potatoes for a different take on the stuffed bake potato. A layer of cheese or other dairy adds richness, but you…
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RECIPE: Beet & Bean Dip

Instead of hummus, consider this equally nutritious, healthful and tasty beet and bean dip. Beets are one of the world’s healthiest foods, with a mix of powerful antioxidants that help to protect against heart disease, birth defects and certain cancers. Beans are rich in protein, fiber, iron and B vitamins and are beneficial to digestive…
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RECIPE: Christmas Stuffed Avocado

How red and green and Christmassy! Consider this festive avocado as the first course of a holiday dinner. Fresh lingonberries and their leaves have been used to garnish this stuffed avocado, but they are hard to come by. Instead, if you want to use the garnish, substitute pink peppercorns (look for the reddest ones). Note:…
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TIP: Apple Pie With Salted Caramel Ice Cream

Apple crisp with Salted Caramel Gelato. Photo courtesy Talenti Gelato & Sorbetto.   Most people serve their apple pie or pecan pie à la mode with vanilla ice cream. That’s the classic, but we’ve always preferred Rum Raisin, a festive holiday flavor. Yet some people like neither rum nor raisins. The emergence of Salt Caramel…
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TIP OF THE DAY: “Fruitcake” Ice Cream For Christmas

It’s easy to make “fruitcake ice cream” Photo courtesy Vivolo.it.   This photo from Italian gelato maker Vivolo inspired a recipe idea: Serve “fruitcake” ice cream/gelato for Christmas. Start with vanilla ice cream. You can soften it and mix in the ingredients (and return to the freezer to harden), or simply top the ice cream,…
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