TIP OF THE DAY: Pasta & Breadcrumbs

For crunch, toss breadcrumbs on your pasta (photo © Monkey Business | Fotolia).   In southern Italy, toasted breadcrumbs, instead of grated cheese, are often sprinkled over pasta. You don’t even need a sauce for this authentic recipe—just toss the pasta in extra virgin olive oil. The custom survives in the U.S. largely as macaroni…
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PRODUCT: Goat Cheese

An easy-to-make goat cheese-apricot canapé. Photo courtesy Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery. We hear quite a few people say that they don’t like goat cheese. While taste is a very personal thing, goat cheese is our favorite. If you think you don’t like goat cheese, try one of the fresh chèvre, the French word for…
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Video Of The Week: Make Easy Thai Salmon

  This salmon dish, from Martha Drayton of Whole Foods, packs a lot of flavor into one tasty dish. It takes less than 30 minutes to prepare. Salmon is marinated in a coconut curry sauce that takes just a couple of minutes to prepare, then steamed and infused with Thai flavors. For more Thai flavors,…
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NEWS: Watercress, The “New” Superfood

Watercress is good-looking, good-tasting and really good for you. Photo courtesy B&W Quality Growers. Watercress the super food is now watercress the cancer-fighter. A study published in The British Journal of Nutrition this week reveals experimental findings that show the consumption of a three-ounce portion of watercress reduced the presence of tumor growth in participants…
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RECIPE: Smokey Chicken Burger

Yesterday was all about cheeseburgers. But what if you don’t eat red meat and cheese, or simply want a change? Our solution is smokin’: a smokey chicken burger topped with smoked Gouda and smokey barbecue sauce. To make it even more special, a ciabatta roll replaces the burger bun. Get the recipe. Find more chicken…
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