RECIPE: Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Add herbs to your mashed potatoes. Photo courtesy McCormick.com.   It’s been way below freezing for days in our part of the country. That’s as good an excuse as any to have some primo comfort food—luscious mashed potatoes—with tonight’s grilled chicken. Basic mashed potatoes with butter, salt and pepper become even more delicious with the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Warm Potato Salad, Mix & Match Your Recipe

[1] Potato salad bound with pesto (photo © U.S. Potato Board.   Many people think of potato salad as warm weather fare, or a side with a sandwich. But different recipes are served at temperatures beyond the familiar chilled, mayonnaise-bound potato salad: warm southern German potato salad served with sausage and other meats and room…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Frizzled Onions

Frizzled onions are a delicious garnish on just about anything. Photo courtesy Silk Road Palace | New York City.   Onion rings are a calorie splurge, not including all the sugar- or worse, the high fructose corn syrup-laden ketchup they’re topped with. But you can enjoy a few “frizzled onions,” thin shoestring slices, with less…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Indulge In Smaller Portions

Don’t bring a serving dish to the table: Spoon out portions into—or directly bake them in—ramekins. Photo courtesy Blake’s All Natural.   Healthcare professionals and everyone who’s successfully kept off weight will tell you: You don’t have to give up your favorite foods. Just eat them in small portions. Unfortunately, we live in a “supersize…
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NEW YEAR’S RECIPE: Hoppin’ John

Hoppin’ John: a Southern New Year’s Eve tradition for good luck. Photo courtesy Friedas.com.   In long-standing traditions, people the world over eat certain foods to ring in the New Year. We’re aiming to fix a New Year’s Eve dinner with all of them. Here are the foods that hopefully bring health and prosperity in…
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