TIP OF THE DAY: Save Calories With Healthy Lettuce Wraps

Lettuce wraps are a carb- and calorie-reducing way to enjoy your favorite foods at lunch, dinner or for a snack. Just substitute low-cal, crunchy lettuce for tortilla wraps, sandwich bread, pita and even rice. For example, Asian dishes that typically pair with rice can be eaten in lettuce wraps instead of with rice. We were…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Your Own Baking Powder, Plus Low Sodium Baking Powder

Reduce the sodium in your baking powder by 40%. Photo courtesy Rumford/Clabber Girl.   If you bake biscuits, cakes, from-scratch pancakes, muffins, quick breads and scones, you’ve no doubt used baking powder. Baking powder is a dry chemical leavening agent that is used to increase the volume and lighten the texture of these types of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Watermelon In Salad

Watermelon makes a salad more refreshing. Photo © Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.   We love watermelon salad in the summer: greens or herbs with watermelon and, sometimes, feta or goat cheese. We’ve published several watermelon salad recipes in summers past (links are at the bottom of this article). This year we present Watermelon, Tomato and…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Reasons To Use Superfine Sugar

Pick up some superfine sugar. It dissolves instantly in cold drinks. Photo courtesy Domino Sugar.   If you put sugar in iced tea or other cold beverages and cocktails, or make frosting, mousse or other uncooked desserts, you may want to pick up a box of superfine sugar. Superfine sugar, also known as ultrafine sugar…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Different Foods To Grill

Try grilled halloumi cheese to start. Why not serve it with grilled romaine? Photo by Ina Peters | IST.   You know you can grill meat, seafood and fruit on the grill (see five grilled fruit recipes at the end of this article). You may also have tried grilling pizza (if not, try these grilled…
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