FOOD HOLIDAY: Celebrate National Peach Month With Fresh Peach Recipes

Each week for the past five weeks, we’ve been buying a box of peaches from Trader Joe’s. Sweet and juicy, they are grown by farmers who should take pride in producing such nice peaches. August is National Peach Month. Brush up on your peach facts and trivia: Peaches originated in China, traveled west over the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Club Soda Drink

Are you acting as designated driver, not drinking alcohol or looking for a tasty non-caloric mocktail or a sweetener-free soft drink? An enhanced glass of club soda is a delicious drink, inexpensive to make and virtually calorie-free. For a refreshing drink, flavor a glass of club soda with one or more herbs or fruits. Lemon…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Watermelon Juice

Make your own watermelon juice. Photo by Hyhoon1210 | Dreamstime.   Have you ever had watermelon juice? It’s delicious. We used to buy Sundia watermelon juice, but we can’t find it anymore. Now we make our own. You can turn it into a family project by getting the kids to remove all the seeds. And…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Host A Spaghettata, An Informal Spaghetti Party

If you’re Italian American, you may know what a spaghettata is (pronounced spa-get-TAH-tah). It’s like a cookout, but it takes place indoors, with spaghetti. In other words, it’s a spaghetti party (or simply a pasta party, if you serve a different type of pasta). It can be an impromptu lunch or dinner, following a card…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Cheesecake Day

Two days ago we tweeted that Cheesecake Factory is offering half-priced cheesecake today to celebrate National Cheesecake Day (eat in, no takeout). On the one hand, the one slice per person they set for the half price offer may seem restrictive. On the other hand, how many flavors of cheesecake would you try at 50%…
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