Category: Vegetables-Salads-Herbs

TIP OF THE DAY: Eat Your Fruits & Veggies…& Discover New Ones

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One of the 30 varieties of pluot, FlavorKing (photo courtesy Baldor Foods).   June is National Fruits & Vegetables Month. The USDA used to suggest five portions a day. The latest dietary guidelines call for five to thirteen servings of fruits and vegetables a day (2½ to 6½ cups, not including potatoes, which are considered…
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RECIPE: German Potato Salad

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Instead of mayo, make potato salad with bacon vinaigrette. Photo by J.Java | Fotolia. Making potato salad this weekend? Hold the mayo! Given America’s desire for all things bacon, put German Potato Salad on your menu. Made with bacon and onions or scallions, it can be enjoyed hot or cold. Here‘s the recipe. Find more…
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RECIPE & GADGET: Make Jalapeño Poppers

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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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TIP OF THE DAY: Spring Ramps (Wild Leeks)

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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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TIP OF THE DAY: Know The Dirty Dozen & The Clean 15

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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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