RECIPE: Baked Potato Nachos – Potato Wedges

October 6th is National Nachos Day. Here’s a twist on nachos from the United States Potato Board, which uses baked potato wedges instead of tortilla chips. Prep time is 25 minutes, cook time is 35 minutes.     RECIPE #1: BAKED POTATO NACHOS Ingredients For 4 Servings 1-1/2 pounds russet potatoes Olive oil 1/2 teaspoon…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bread Salad With Butternut Squash

Bread salad with butternut squash. Photo courtesy GoBoldWithButter.com.   Bread salad is often thought of as a summer dish, marrying lush tomatoes in season with day-old bread, vinaigrette and other seasonings. But you can turn it into a fall favorite by substituting the tomatoes, now out of season, with butternut squash (or other winter squash),…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Serrated Peeler

Every kitchen has a standard vegetable peeler to slice the skin from carrots, cucumbers, potatoes and other veggies. But there’s also a serrated peeler, which works better on softer produce like mangoes, nectarines, peaches, plums and that toughest of peeling challenges, tomatoes. Most home cooks who have both use the word “love,” as in, “I…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pumpkin Burger

Pumpkin is the not-so-secret ingredient in these veggie burgers, which have real nutritional heft thanks to the addition of chickpeas and pumpkin seed protein powder. Whether you’re determined to keep the spirit of summer alive or looking to transition into more autumnal foods, these pumpkin burgers span both worlds. You can make a double batch:…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Veggies More Flavorful

Vegetable lovers tend to love their veggies cooked in any way: grilled roasted, steamed, stir-fried, however. Others need more convincing to eat their minimum three servings of veggies a day. (Serving recommendations vary by age group. Here’s the latest government Food Pyramid.) One way to get people to eat more vegetables is to combine them…
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