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[1] Snack and garnish away: Pistachios may have fewer calories than previously thought (photo © Paolo Zanin | SXC). If you enjoy snacking on nuts, you may wish to focus on pistachio nuts. New research shows that they are a weight-wise snack. A USDA study presented on Monday shows that pistachio nuts, already one…
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Ham spiral-sliced for a buffet. Photo courtesyCherry Marketing Institute. If you typically have a sit-down Easter dinner, think about having a buffet this year. Setting everything out at once and letting people serve themselves gives you more time to spend with your guests. It also enables you to accommodate more guests than your dining…
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Labné or labneh (pronounced LOB-nay or LOB-neh) is the Lebanese version of cream cheese: yogurt cream cheese. It isn’t made with vegetable gum and shaped into a brick like American cream cheese. Rather, it’s thicker than yogurt and comes in a container the size of a large yogurt. Labné is packed with live cultures (beneficial…
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Ripe bananas. If you have more than youcan use, freeze them. Photo by Sanja Gjenero | SXC. Some people like their bananas on the green side, before the skin becomes flecked with brown. We don’t. Our perfect banana looks like the ones in the photo (which shows the visual standard of ripeness). The flesh…
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Australian passionfruit is small and purple-skinned. Photo by Brybs | SXC. You may have assumed, like many people, that passionfruit was named for the passion it inspires in those who consume it. But the name actually comes from a religious source, rather than any aphrodisiac properties. The fruit is named for the plant’s flower,…
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