TIP OF THE DAY: Make Pita Chips

Serving pita with hummus? Fresh-toasted pita chips are more exciting than plain pita. It’s easy to make your own pita chips to go with dips, salads and soups. And need we say, they taste much better than packaged pita chips? 1. Simply slice pita rounds into quarters or eighths. 2. Brush tops with extra virgin…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Try New Salad Greens

If the last new salad item you discovered was radicchio, you’re behind the times. The Wild Rocket Zest mix from Fresh Express can show you what you’re missing. One of the two new seasonal blends from Fresh Express, the two newest blends are: Sierra Crisp Herb Salad, mild red baby butter lettuce, parsley and cilantro…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Yogurt Pops

It’s easy to make a healthy frozen treat to help cool off in the dog days of August—and save money over going to the frozen yogurt store. All you need is fruit, yogurt and sweetener. Take advantage of the summer peach and nectarine crops or use other favorite fruits—strawberries and raspberries, for example. Or try…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Sweeten Middling Melons

We think of cantaloupe as a miracle food: low-calorie and sweet, plus loaded with dietary fiber and polyphenol antioxidants. It is also a good source of folate, niacin and vitamin B6, and a very good source of vitamin A, vitamin C and potassium. But what if you’ve bought a middling melon—cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon or other…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Hand Off Onion Smell

You may have seen “onion stones” in the kitchen gadget department. What’s an onion stone? It’s a mis-named piece of stainless steel—not a stone—shaped like a small bar of soap that removes the smell of onions from your hands when you wash your hands with it. It also works with garlic and fish odors. But…
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