NEWS: Carrots, The New Junk Food

As the saying goes, if you can’t lick ‘em, join ‘em. If your kids want junk food instead of vegetables, give them vegetables packaged like junk food. And proclaim that those veggies are, in fact, junk food. That’s what the 50-odd carrot growers behind BabyCarrots.com have done. In what is perhaps the best food campaign…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato Salad

This BLT salad is a guaranteed winner. Photo courtesy Morton’s The Steakhouse. Turn the popular BLT sandwich into a side or main salad, and you’ll have everyone asking for more salad. RECIPE 1. Cut a small iceberg lettuce or large heart of romaine in half. (This is for a large salad. For a smaller salad,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Salad Ideas In Miniature

It’s easy to make salad more interesting and get everyone to eat more healthy salad. Packaging is everything, the saying goes. Whether it’s an everyday dinner salad or a special occasion, the same ingredients that look flat on a plate or in a bowl sparkle in glass. Use small cuts. Cut ingredients into smaller pieces…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Identifying A Ripe Avocado

Avocado is a fruit that does not ripen on the tree: It needs to be picked first. Depending on the variety and other factors, it then takes three to six days to ripen at room temperature. To speed ripening, place the avocado(s) in a lightly-closed paper bag with two or three apples or bananas. The…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Verjus

For a few years now, verjus (vair-ZHOO) has been adopted in top culinary circles. But few consumers, even those who love to cook, know what it is. Verjus is the juice pressed from unripe grapes. The name means green juice in French, but the product dates back to at least ancient Rome (where it was…
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