RECIPE: Southwest Tuna Salad

Enjoy a south-of-the-border twist with fewer calories. Mexican food is wonderful in the summertime with an ice-cold cerveza or an oversized salt-rimmed Margarita. Who wouldn’t love some tacos smothered with cheese and guacamole, covered in sour cream? Well…maybe Mexican food isn’t that great an option in the summertime when you have a bathing suit to…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Tortellini Kebabs For Hors d’Oeuvres & Snacks

Tortellini and cheese kebabs are a different twist on a party favorite—and they go great with wine and beer. Cook and cool cheese and/or spinach tortellini and marinate them in a vinaigrette or bottled Italian dressing. Drain and alternate on skewers with cubes of ham, salami, cheese (small mozzarella balls or perlini are perfect) and…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Spinach Salad With Apples & Figs

Popeye ate spinach because it made him strong: It’s a very good source of dietary fiber and protein, lots of vitamins (A, B6, C, E [alpha tocopherol], K, folate, riboflavin, thiamin), calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus and potassium…and a good source of niacin and zinc. On top of the nutrition, spinach makes a wonderful…
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CONTEST: Best Macaroni & Cheese Contest

Our favorite contest is on again—favorite because it produces the best macaroni and cheese recipes we’ve ever had. We publish each year’s winners on TheNibble.com. If you think your homemade macaroni and cheese recipe rocks, enter it in the fifth annual Tillamook Macaroni and Cheese Recipe Contest. Six home cooks (no professionals!) from around the…
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RECIPES: Gourmet Martinis—From Guava To Black Truffle

The original martini called for gin and vermouth. Gin is a complex spirit, and part of the enjoyment of a gin martini is savoring the layering of botanical flavors in the gin. But with the rise in popularity of neutral-flavored vodka in the 1980s, the vodka martini has morphed into an endless parade of full-flavored…
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