TIP OF THE DAY: 6 Delicious & Healthy Energy Snacks

Almonds are one of our favorite healthy snacks. Photo courtesy Almond Board Of California.   Some people snack on candy, chips and cookies. Health and fitness types seek out energy bars, an apple or a banana. Some snacks enhance energy levels, others don’t. High-calorie processed foods and sugar-rich foods can provide a quick energy boost,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Hatch Chiles From New Mexico

This tip is for chile lovers: The window is briefly open for Hatch chiles, the most prized chile of New Mexico, with a meaty flesh and mild-medium heat. The season is August through early September, but depending on weather conditions, the harvest can begin as early as July and finish in early October. If you…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Things To Do With Lemon Juice

What’s your favorite way to use lemon juice? Photo courtesy Wikimedia.   August 29th was National Lemon Juice Day. We had a basket full of lemons on the kitchen counter, so we turned on the electric juicer and set out to see how many different things—edible things—we could do with lemon juice. There are many…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Mix Crudités With Green Salads

Mix it up: a green salad with crudites, figs and nuts. Photo courtesy La Tourangelle.   We were facing lot of leftover crudités—raw broccoli, cauliflower, green beans and sugar snap peas—among traditional salad ingredients like carrots, cherry tomatoes and radishes. Why is it that we normally toss the carrots, tomatoes and radishes into a green…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Triple Heirloom Tomato Salad

A tomato salad feast. Photo courtesy chef Mauro Colagreco.   A tomato lover’s favorite months should be August and September, when the crop of vine-ripened tomatoes yields exquisite bounty. We splurge on $4/pound heirloom tomatoes (that’s the New York City price—don’t let it scare you if you live elsewhere), which are available at our farmers…
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