TIP OF THE DAY: Grilled Chocolate Sandwich

Move over, pain au chocolat and chocolate croissant. We don’t have to go searching for you anymore. We can make the American version of a chocolate sandwich at home—in five minutes. A few days ago we suggested different uses for grilled bread. We saved the dessert version, grilled bread with chocolate, for today. As with…
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RECIPE: Bean & Corn Salsa With Avocado

We picked up a perfectly ripe avocado this morning and made this delicious lunch: avocado stuffed with salsa bobos. It was so good, we ate both halves. Yes, avocados have their share of calories, but they are healthy calories—most are from the monounsaturated avocado oil*. Salsa bobos is our favorite salsa. Bobos means confetti in…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Grilled Bread

Hot off the grill. Photo © Beth Nakamura | LC | The Oregonian.   If you like bread, you probably have discovered that grilled bread is even more delicious. That’s what makes garlic bread such a hit over a plain, sliced Italian loaf. (O.K., the garlic helps.) Simply slice the bread, brush with olive oil…
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