FOOD FUN: Gnocchi For Breakfast

[1] Pasta for breakfast: gnocchi “home fries” (photo and recipe © Giovanni Rana.) [2] Raw gnocchi (photo © iGourmet). [3] Giovanni Rana’s potato gnocchi are just one of the company’s delicious fresh pastas and sauces (photo by Elvira Kalviste | © THE NIBBLE. [4] Parmigiano Reggiano, ready to grate (photo © Whole Foods Market).  …
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RECIPE: Poached Egg With Lentils & Arugula

A delicious trio of tastes: poached eggs, lentils and arugula. Photo courtesy CulinaryChronicles.com.   We love to discover new food blogs and introduce our readers to their bounty. Today, we’d like to present a recipe from Nam of Culinary Chronicles. We encourage you to visit her blog for more. Nam used Safest Choice pasteurized eggs…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Gougères, An Elegant Hors d’Oeuvre

Fragrant, warm and irresistible. Photo courtesy Chef Aida Mollenkamp.   Gougères (goo-ZHAIR) are airy French cheese puffs, savory choux pastry that is mixed with grated cheese and baked. The cheese is most often a hearty Swiss mountain cheese: Gruyère, Comté or Emmentaler and a hint of nutmeg is added to the recipe. Served warm from…
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