Category: Vegetables-Salads-Herbs

FOOD FUN: Heirloom Potatoes

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Exotic looking, but they’re just potatoes! Photo courtesy Costanera Cocina Peruana.   Potatoes originated in the Andes Mountains of Peru, where more than 2,000 varieties still grow wild (there are more than 4,000 varieties of potatoes worldwide). They were first domesticated more than 6,000 years ago. Don’t you wish you could buy some of these…
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RECIPE: Tomato & Watermelon Salad With Ricotta Salata

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Tomato and watermelon salad: delicious! (photo © McCormick). [2] Ricotta salata, a good “salad cheese.” There’s more about ricotta salata below(photo © Good Eggs).   It‘s not red, white and blue, but we can’t wait to serve this salad over July 4th weekend. It’s a riot of different flavors, accented with ricotta salata, a firm…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Your Own Signature French Fries

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While the Belgians may or may not have invented what we call French fries (see the history below), they do consume the most French fries per capita of any country in Europe. And we would have thought that Americans took that prize! Call them French fries or simply fries in America, chips in the U.K.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Potato Salad As A Dinner Salad

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If your family loves potato salad, you can turn it into a main course—a “dinner salad.” Toss in some green beans, add a Caesar-type dressing, and you have an all-in-one dish. It packs flavor and nutrition and uses just five ingredients are needed to create this dish! The recipe is courtesy of BeefItsWhatsFordDnner.com. It yields…
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FOOD FUN: Deconstructed Crab Cake

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Save calories and carbs with a “deconstructed” crab cake. Photo courtesy Wild Mushroom Restaurant | Texas.   Crab cakes are a popular item on menus nationwide. The crab is good for you, but the fat for sautéing is less so. You could place the crab cake(s) on a large bed of salad for a healthy…
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