TIP OF THE DAY: Easy “Ravioli Lasagne”

Lazy Lasagna from Cucina Fresca, made with spinach ravioli. Photo courtesy Cucina Fresca. Last week we wrote about the pisagne, a pizza topped with lasagne ingredients. Colleen C. of Seattle wrote to remind us of “easy lasagne” made by layering ravioli instead of making lasagne from scratch. 1. PREHEAT oven to 400°F. 2. USE 3…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Mini Layered Salad

Here’s another way to have fun with salad. It’s charming for everyday meals as well as special occasions. Build a layered salad in individual juice glasses or goblets. The recipe is easy: Pick any three salad items that can be cut into a tiny dice and will provide contrasting colors. Think red tomatoes, bell peppers,…
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ENTERTAINING: Cookie Exchange Party

We can’t wait for Christmas cookies! Photo courtesy Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. Get the recipe. Do you host cookie exchange parties for the holidays? Then apply to receive a Party Pack from Hershey’s. One thousand winners will receive: One Hershey’s holiday apron Three packages of Hershey’s Kisses chocolates One container of Hershey’s Cocoa One box…
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A Recipe For the Pisagne: Pizza + Lasagne

Can’t decide between pizza and lasagne? World Champion Pizza Maker Theo Kalogeracos has solved the problem: he invented the pisagne (pee-ZAH-nyeh). The concept is really quite simple: Top a pizza crust with lasagne ingredients. Here’s The Nibble’s approach to the recipe: Cover a pizza crust with bolognese sauce (meat sauce). Sprinkle with shredded mozzarella. Sprinkle…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Roast The Squash (And Pumpkin) Seeds

Enjoy the seeds as well as the squash (photo © Melissa’s Produce).   As you’re enjoying your winter squash—acorn, butternut, hubbard, etc.—don’t forget to enjoy the seeds, too. They’re easy to roast, and are tasty and nutritious. They taste like the seeds from another winter squash, the pumpkin. Here’s all you have to do to…
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