TIP OF THE DAY: Popcorn Salad

[1] You can add popcorn to any green salad (photo © National Popcorn Board). [2] Jalapeño Popper Salad with popcorn, a whole grain (photo © Just Salad | NYC). [3] Popcorn, a whole-grain snack, also adds fiber to salads and other foods (photo © Crunch Daddy [now closed]).   Popcorn in a salad? Well, popcorn’s…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Another Type Of Salad

Top a bowl of whole grain bulgur with bright veggies: cooked, raw or a mix. Photo courtesy Melissas.com.   A salad is defined as a cold dish of mixed raw or cooked vegetables, usually seasoned with oil, vinegar, or other dressing. It can include meat, poultry, seafood or other ingredients. Like grains and legumes. If…
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Two Yummy Lasagna Recipes: Spinach Lasagna & Pasta Al Forno

One of the fun things about cooking, we think, is that you can develop riffs on favorite dishes that always keep them fresh and interesting. Even if everyone loves your brownies, potato salad or whatever, try variations on it (like adding contrasting flavored baking chips or different nuts to the brownie batter, or minced jalapeño…
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Eat The Rainbow: Salad-Topped Main Course & Vegetables By Color

Here’s an easy way to get everyone to eat a few more veggies: Top main courses with a small salad. Fried, grilled, roasted and sautéed proteins are all candidates to be topped with an alluring crown of vegetables and herbs—not a dinner salad or dressed lettuce, but something that looks great. Dress the salad very…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Marzipan Cupcake Decorations

Just in time for St. Pat’s. Photo © Sprinkles Cupcakes.   Marzipan as a cake decoration goes back hundreds of years. It was so popular as a confection, it was used for centuries in Europe to cover wedding cakes, or to create the decorations that topped conventional frostings. But times change, and there’s less marzipan…
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