TIP OF THE DAY: Christmas Salad

Need something to bring to Christmas dinner? We’re updating this popular post from last year: Make a beautiful red-and-green Christmas salad by adding “red” greens to your vegetable mix. Or make a colorful and delicious beet salad. CHRISTMAS SALAD RECIPE If you can’t find the more exotic red lettuces—red endive, red leaf lettuce, red mustard…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Store Fresh Herbs

You can become a better cook overnight, just by using fresh herbs. Keep fresh basil, chives, dill, parsley, tarragon and other favorites in the fridge. They’ll make any savory dish taste better—from breakfast to dinner. Use fresh herbs and you don’t need to add as much salt (or any sugar) to recipes. Snip them into,…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: Christmas Lima Beans

Make Christmas Lima Beans part of your holiday. Photo by River Soma | THE NIBBLE. Phaseolus lunatus (FAZ-ee-oh-lus loo-NAY-tus) isn’t any old bean. It’s the Christmas Lima Bean. And it makes a great stocking stuffer, party favor or small gift for just about anybody. A cream-colored bean with dark burgundy markings, the Christmas Lima doesn’t…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Rosemary Topiary Christmas Tree

You may not have room (or the energy for) a six-foot Christmas tree. But there’s no significant space or energy requirement for a miniature topiary Christmas tree. It can sit on the dining table, your bedroom or anywhere else an 18-inch tree can perch. A topiary is a plant pruned and trimmed into a special…
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Cooking Video: Make Roast Root Vegetables Au Gratin

  EDITOR’S NOTE: We regret that this video has been discontinued by its producer. Root vegetables have sustained mankind through millennia of winters, because they last for long periods in cool temperatures. Root vegetables are plant roots eaten as vegetables. Beetroot (beets), carrot, ginger, Jerusalem artichoke, jicama, parsnip, potato and sweet potato, radish, rutabaga, salsify,…
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