Category: Vegetables-Salads-Herbs

GIFT OF THE DAY: Christmas Lima Beans

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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

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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

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  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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RECIPE: Celebrate Hanukkah With Latkes

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Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival Of Lights, begins at sundown today. In addition to lighting the ceremonial candelabra, the menorah, there are favorite holiday foods. Our personal favorite is the potato latke, or pancake, made from grated potatoes and onion, bound with eggs and fried. You don’t have to be Jewish to love a latke (pronounced…
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Pumpkin Fritters Recipe For Thanksgiving & National Fritters Day

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THE NIBBLE’s Kids & Family Editor, Cricket Azima, says that if you haven’t settled on a pumpkin dish for your Thanksgiving dinner, these South African Pumpkin Fritters are a snap. You can also serve them for dessert with ice cream or whipped cream, or make them for brunch over Thanksgiving weekend. And they’re delicious any…
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