Category: Tip Of The Day

TIP OF THE DAY: Red Grapefruit, The Best Winter Fruit

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Grapefruit is a winter fruit, and we’re glad to have it. America is the world’s largest consumer of grapefruit, with large commercial groves in Arizona, California, Florida and Texas. But the grapefruit’s ancestor, the pummelo (also pomelo, pomello and other spellings), comes from far away. It’s native to Malaysia and Indonesia.     THE HISTORY…
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The Best Cooking Oils: Healthy Oils To Use & Oils Not To Use

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What oils are in your pantry? Are they the best cooking oils to use? Here’s what you should know from Chef Gerard Viverito, a culinary instructor and Director of Culinary Education for Passionfish, an NGO non-profit organization dedicated to educating people around the globe on issues of sustainability in the seas. National Healthy Fats Day…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Granola Bars

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[1] No-bake chocolate chip granola bars from Fearless Homemaker. Here’s the recipe (photo © Fearless Homemaker). [2] Cherry, chocolate and cashew granola bars from Love And Zest. Here’s the recipe (photo © Love And Zest). [3] Use Old Fashioned Oats, not quick oats, for granola bar recipes (photo © Quaker Oats).   It’s National Granola…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ingredients For Exciting Winter Salads

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Top: Mixed greens with apples and pecans. Second: Shaved Brussels sprouts, watermelon radishes on greens, topped with feta from Good Eggs. Third: Edamame, diced red bell pepper and black beans top greens at Betty Crocker. Bottom: Thai celery salad with sliced hot chiles and peanuts. Photo courtesy Bon Appetit.   Over the weekend we had…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Chop Herbs

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Top: Be sure that herbs are absolutely dry before you chop them. Photo courtesy Williams-Sonoma. Bottom: Remove the woody stems but keep the green portions. Photo of cilantro courtesy Good Eggs | San Francisco.   Fresh herbs are the avenue to adding a big punch of flavor with few calories to most dishes. The emphasis…
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