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A salsa with something special: blueberries! Photo courtesy BlueberryCouncil.org. July is National Blueberry Month, and the price of the little blue nuggets should be at its lowest. In fact, experts recommend that blueberry lovers with lots of freezer space buy and freeze them to enjoy in winter. (Freezing tip: First freeze the berries in…
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Salsa fresca, made with raw ingredients. Other salsas are cooked. Photo courtesy Melissa’s. Salsa, which has been America’s favorite condiment since 2000 (when it supplanted ketchup),actually has been a favorite condiment for thousands of years. The chile was domesticated around 5200 B.C.E., and tomatoes by 3000 B.C.E. both in Central America. The Aztecs combined…
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In the chips? Add lobster to your guacamole! While lobster salad is also popular in an avocado half (i.e., stuffed avocado), you can add a twist using it atop guacamole. For special occasions, of course. This recipe is adapted from one sent to us by Dos Caminos restaurant in New York City. RECIPE:…
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This is not a cookie dough dip, ready to be devoured. It has the texture of homemade cookie dough, and it does have chocolate chips. But it’s actually a better-for-you chickpea dip in disguise. April Fool! Thanks to our friends at Parents.com, who sent the recipe our way. Whip it up and see how many…
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What’s Irish about guacamole, the quintessential Mesoamerican sauce, we wondered as we saw the headline in the email for St. Patrick’s Day Guacamole, sent to us by the California Avocado Commission. The answer: the integration of Irish ingredients—bacon, carrots, Cheddar, onion, parsley—into conventional guacamole. The idea was developed by Sabrina Modelle of TheTomatoTart.com. Alas, conventional…
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