Category: Recipes

CINCO DE MAYO: Rock The Guac

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Make an eye-opening guacamole for Cinco de Mayo: Add small-diced mango to your regular guacamole recipe. It’s a tasty new take on a classic. If you’re concerned that some people won’t like the succulent, sweet accent, just add the mango to the perimeter of the bowl (as a garnish) instead of mixing it in; dippers…
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CINCO DE MAYO: Serve Prickly Pears a.k.a. Cactus Pears

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[1] Prickly pears are also called cactus pears: They are the fruits of some varieties of cactus (photo © Mercato). [2] The fruits growing on the cactus (photo © Frankie Lopez | Unsplash). [3] A salad of romaine, fennel, cactus pears, apples, berries and almonds. Here’s the recipe (photo © Andy Boy). [4] You can…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Take It Outside (Entertaining, That Is)

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If you have a lovely deck or garden patio, you’ve got a great reason to gather up friends for anything from tea or after-work wine and cheese to a restful lunch or dinner. Since it’s springtime, for either lunch or dinner you can serve a bright, colorful and easy-to-make pasta dish that’s alive with fresh…
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Lobster Caesar Salad, More Caesar Recipes & Fun Caesar Trivia

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  Looking for something special to serve for Mother’s Day or other special occasion? Turn the ever-popular Caesar salad into an elegant first course or luncheon dish by adding lobster. Below: > Recipe: Lobster Caesar salad. > Recipe: Classic Caesar dressing. > Recipe: Tarragon-yogurt dressing. > More Caesar salad recipes. > America’s favorite salads. >…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bake Pretzels

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Today is National Pretzel Day. Bake up a delicious batch of soft pretzels with this recipe. Pretzels were created in 610 C.E. by a European monk whose name is lost to history. Food historians trace him to Italy or Southern France. He formed leftover bread dough in a shape that represent children’s arms folded in…
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