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Treat family and friends to jalapeñopoppers. Photo courtesy SurLaTable.com. Did you know you had the need for a Chile Pepper Grill Rack and Corer? We didn’t, until we saw it at SurLaTable.com. Last month there were 49,000 Google searches for the term “jalapeño poppers.” Evidently, the cheese-stuffed chiles have become so popular, there’s a…
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Ramps, or wild leeks. Photo courtesy Cherokee-nc.com. Ramps are in season through next month, and they are worth seeking out. Ramps are wild leeks—also known as spring onion and ramson. In French, they are called ail des bois, garlic of the woods, because of the combined garlic-onion flavor. They grow wild and are found in…
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This innocent-looking, low-calorie, fiber- filled vegetable is #1 on the Dirty Dozen list. Buy organic celery. Photo courtesy BaldorFoods.com. Can you name the most pesticide-laden fruits and vegetables? If not, you’re probably ingesting more pesticide residue than you’d like. The Environmental Working Group has found that people who eat five fruits and vegetables a day…
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You’ve enjoyed Chef’s Salad and Cobb Salad, with chicken or turkey, ham and bacon. Why not a beef salad, lamb salad or pork salad? Americans have not sufficiently mastered the art of blending meats and vegetables into delicious salads. Take a tip from Thailand and combine lamb (or beef, or pork) and asparagus into a…
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Stewed rhubarb, one of our favorite spring treats. Here’s a recipe (photo © Baltic Maid). Have you been taking advantage of the edible joys of spring? Eat seasonally, not just because the products are fresher and less expensive, but because some of them are only available in spring. Veggies: Steam low-calorie artichokes, asparagus, broccoli…
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