TIP OF THE DAY: Purple Sweet Potatoes For Easter

For a festive Easter dish, look for purple potatoes. You can serve them baked, boiled with parsley, as fries, mashed or in other favorite dishes. You can make purple gnocchi and potato chips. Hash browns can become hash purples. We turn them into a red, white and blue July 4th potato salad, mixed with white…
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RECIPE: Brie Or Goat Cheese Wontons

If you want to whip up something special to serve with wine or cocktails, consider this French-Asian fusion treat: wontons filled with Brie or goat cheese. Crisp, crunchy wrappers filled with hot, creamy cheese, they can also be served as an appetizer. The recipe is from cheese importer Ile de France, which has plenty of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: S’mores In A Cup Or A Mason Jar

A delicious treat and gift idea for the sweet tooth: Oh My Goodness Marshmallow’s S’mores In A Jar.   We received these S’mores in a Jar from Oh My Goodness S’mores, an artisan marshmallow confectioner in Gearhart, Oregon. Sold in sets of 2, short Mason-type jars are layered with homemade graham crackers, Callebaut Belgian bittersweet…
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RECIPE: Avocado Potato Salad

Avocado potato salad. Photo courtesy AvocadoCentral.com.   Like guacamole? Like potato salad? Combine the two concepts in this Hass Avocado and Red Potato Salad Recipe from Avocado Central. The green accents are festive for St. Patrick’s Day, although this recipe rocks from Super Bowl Sunday through Christmas (when you can add sliced red cherry tomatoes…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY RECIPE: Corned Beef & Cabbage Potato Salad

Here’s a charming twist on corned beef and cabbage created by PotatoGoodness.com: Turn it into a potato salad! You can serve it with anything from a sandwich at lunch, to dinner—whether your dinner is hot corned beef and cabbage, grilled fish, a burger or anything that goes well with potato salad. For year-round feasting, leave…
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