TIP OF THE DAY: Asian Peanut Sauce

For both Asian- and Western-style salads, peanut sauce is a delicious dressing. Photo courtesy National Almond Board.   If you enjoy a plate of Asian sesame noodles, that yummy, peanut butter-based sauce is equally versatile as a: Dip for raw vegetables (crudités) Grilled chicken, fish or tofu sauce or dip for skewers Pasta sauce Rice…
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RECIPE: Nonfat Cucumber Yogurt Dip

A few hours ago, we were discouraged to hear one of the anchor team members on our favorite morning show opine that Super Bowl foods “should be the foods we love to eat, not vegetables.” She was referring to the fatty, high-calorie usual suspects. Fortunately, another team member jumped in in support of the veggies.…
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Layered Dip Recipes, Part 2

[1] Take the ingredients of a Greek salad and turn it into a layered dip, served with pita chips (photo © SouthByMouth.Blogspot.com [now closed]). [2] Kalamata olives are the traditional olives used in Greek salads, not the black olives in the photo above (photo © I. Gordutina | Panther Media).   Yesterday, we discussed layered…
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Layered Dip Recipes, Part 1

The original seven-layer dip recipe (photo © McCormick).   The first layered dip we encountered was the iconic layered Mexican dip, also known as a layered bean dip/refried bean dip, nacho dip, taco dip, Tex-Mex dip and five-, six- or seven-layer dip. Dipped with taco chips, it was the rage. Made from healthful ingredients, it…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Try A Pimento Cheese Cheeseburger

A cheeseburger using pimiento cheese from ZoesKitchen.com. Photo courtesy Zoe’s Kitchen.   We recently received a shipment of cheese spreads from Tonya’s Gourmet Creations. The company makes cheese spreads in Carolina Blend, Dilly Beef, Feta-Greek, Smokey Bacon Cheddar, Southwest Chipotle and Sun-Dried Tomato. It reminded us of our mom’s pimiento cheese spread, which she enjoyed…
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