APPETIZER RECIPE: BLT & Guacamole Crostini

[1] A guacamole BLT transformed into crostini hors d’oeuvre (photo © California Avocado Commission). [2] Ready for your recipe (photo © Aldi).   What’s better than a BLT? Well, there’s a turkey BLT and our favorite, the chicken salad BLT. Guacamole can be added to any of the above. But how about turning the concept…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Serve Blackeyed Peas For The New Year

If you’ve lived in the South, you may know the custom of eating blackeyed peas or other legumes on New Year’s Day. The dish is served for luck and prosperity in the New Year. The tradition dates back to the Civil War, when Union troops confiscated crops and livestock, leaving the population with little to…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Try A Great Fruitcake…And The Right Drink To Pair With It

December 27th is National Fruitcake Day and December is National Fruitcake Month. The most maligned food in America is not cilantro. It is fruitcake. Unlike cilantro, which delivers a consistent take-it-or-leave-it flavor, regardless of where it is grown, it is producers who have manipulated cheap ingredients and preservatives into frightful fruitcakes. But yes, Virginia, there…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Special Ice Cream For New Year’s Eve

Ice cream that smells and tastes like gingerbread. Photo courtesy KitchenKonfidential.com.   Ice cream is one of our favorite desserts—heck, it’s our favorite food, period. For New Year’s Eve, we like to make a special flavor. Last year it was lavender. Prior years included anise, chipotle chocolate, chocolate pretzel, peppermint schnapps and white chocolate with…
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RECIPE: Make “Christmas Quesadillas”

With the kids home through the New Year, here’s a way to keep the holiday spirit going for lunch or dinner: Christmas quesadillas! The idea comes from Red’s All Natural, makers of burritos and quesadillas. Keep a box of the quesadillas in the freezer. Then, heat them (the microwave works fine) and top with green…
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