Category: Snacks

TIP OF THE DAY: Make Homemade Pork Rinds

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[1] Don’t these homemade pork rinds look so much better than store-bought (photo and recipe © PaleoLeap.com)? [2] Pork rinds are also a delicious garnish for soups and salads (photo © Culinary Vegetable Institute). [3] Pork cracklings are made from the skin and fat; pork rinds are the skin (rind) only (photo © Padaek.com. Check…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Rice Paper For Fun Food & Serious Food

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Top: Vietnamese Summer rolls with shrimp (here’s the recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction. Second: Vietnamese Spring Rolls with added fruit (photo California Strawberry Commission). Third: Rice paper wrappers (photo © Denzel Green | CooksInfo.com). Bottom: Traditional packaging (photo Three Ladies Brand).   ABOUT RICE PAPER Rice paper is a name for everything different products, including…
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Make Avocado Toast: Deluxe Avocado Toast Recipes

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[1] Fully Loaded Avocado Toast (photos #1, #2, #3 © Sunset Produce). [2] A medley of cherry and grape tomatoes. [3] Mini cucumbers.   Over the last few years, Avocado Toast has spread from casual dining spots to coffee bars. The concept started as part of the trend to eat more nutritiously (avocado nutrition). It…
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Easy Recipes: Veggie Bouquet, Fruit Bouquet, Yogurt Dips

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Updated June 2026 At every party and dinner, we have a basket of crudités as a better-for-you option with pre-dinner drinks. Wen try to select veggies on the “heirloon” side to make the platter more visually arresting: lemon cucumbers, multicolor baby carrots and cherry tomatoes, purple green beans, red endive, romanesco, and watermelon radishes, for…
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FOOD FUN: Easter Popcorn Recipe

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For an Easter weekend snack, how about some “Easter” popcorn? Just combine plain popcorn with an Easter-theme confection: pastel sprinkles, mini pastel jelly beans or baking chips. We use pastel mint chips from Guittard, but a trip to the nearest candy store will yield other choices. You can go one step further and make white…
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