TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Layered Salad With Leftover Ham Or Turkey

Toss today’s ham and hard-boiled eggs into tomorrow’s salad. Photo and recipe courtesy McCormick.   Here’s a tasty way to make tomorrow’s lunch or dinner from today’s leftover ham and hard-boiled eggs (and any peas and salad dressing, too). When you don’t have Easter leftovers to make this layered salad, simply substitute other ingredients. Check…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Go Nuts With Non-Chocolate Easter Treats

Fill an Easter basket with all six flavors. Photo courtesy Ricky’s Lucky Nuts.   It’s hard to believe, but not everyone likes chocolate. Our friend Maria, for example would rather have something salty, or a combination of sweet and salty. So she, and other salt fans, are getting salted nut treats in their Easter baskets.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Chocolate Bacon Bunnies

What are you giving your favorite bacon lover for Easter? Oscar Mayer created these foodcraft projects: bacon-stuffed chocolate bunnies and an Easter basket filled with “bacon grass” and hard-boiled eggs—fun for breakfast on Easter Sunday. Go buy lots of bacon and get started! RECIPE 1: BACON-STUFFED CHOCOLATE EASTER BUNNY Ingredients Per Small Bunny 1 hollow…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Dessert Pasta

Most people think of pasta as a savory recipe. But the noodles themselves are very versatile. Made with flour, water and egg, they can be cooked for dessert as well as the main course. While not an April Fool joke, it seems like the right dessert for April Fool’s Day. The recipe was created by…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Decaf Coffee Facts

According to the National Coffee Association, 10% of coffee drinkers in the U.S. opt for decaf. Counter Culture Coffee, a coffee house in New York City, reports that 18% of its coffee sales come from decaffeinated coffee. There are good things about decaf, and less good. First, the good: In addition to avoiding jitters and…
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