TIP OF THE DAY: Veggie Skewers, Veggie Grilling Tips

We discovered these nifty grill combs from Fusion Brands at Sur La Table. What better way to get everyone to eat more veggies than to skewer and grill them? Americans are woefully behind when it comes to eating the recommended 3-5 servings of vegetables a day; and no, spaghetti sauce and ketchup don’t count. So…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Sea Asparagus & Other Sea Vegetables

Today’s tip is: Keep your eyes open for new foods. Then, share them with foodie friends. Hannah Kaminsky of Bittersweet Blog discovered sea asparagus—a vegetable that grows in or adjacent to salt water—on a recent trip to Hawaii. Sea asparagus grows in warm salt marshes and on beaches, there for the foraging. It is harvested…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Summer Salad With Berries & Mandarins

A salad so fruity, you could have it for dessert (photo © Peach Valley Cafe.   Doesn’t this salad from Florida-based Peach Valley Café burst with summer? Blueberries, mandarin segments, strawberries, frisée and baby greens are garnished with shaved Parmesan cheese, toasted almonds and homemade peach ginger dressing.     You can add or substitute…
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RECIPE: Blue Salad ~ Blue Cheese, Blueberries

Shoo the blues: a summer salad with blueberries and blue cheese. Photo courtesy Driscoll’s.   You’ll shoo the blues away with this “blue salad”: blue cheese, fresh blueberries and homemade blueberry vinaigrette. The recipe is from Driscoll’s Berries. The homemade blueberry vinegar will stay fresh for six months and can be gifted to your favorite…
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