TIP OF THE DAY: “Kaleidoscope” Summer Fruit Salad

Our mom, who could supreme a citrus fruit fast enough to qualify for the Cooking Olympics, made a huge bowl of fresh fruit salad for us to snack on over summer weekends. It was a healthier alternative, but still had eye- and palate appeal for kids. Winter fruit salad colors were a mix of pink…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ways To Use Fresh Summer Tomatoes

Sometimes, the government bodies that approve food holidays are way out of whack. Fresh Tomato Day is April 6th. National Tomato Day is June 1st. October is National Tomato Month. In California and Florida, the two states that grow the most tomatoes, you can probably get a fresh tomato in April and most certainly in…
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RECIPE: Watermelon Pizza

How about a watermelon pizza for National Watermelon Day, August 3rd? Here are two snack or dessert recipes, and they couldn’t be easier. The first is from the National Watermelon Promotion Board, Watermelon.org. RECIPE: WATERMELON PIZZA Ingredients For 6 Servings 1 watermelon round, from a watermelon 8 to 10 inches in diameter, sliced 1 inch…
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