TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Chinese Chicken Salad Recipe

The secret to easy chicken salad. Photo courtesy Perdue. We love chicken salad, but when we have the yen to make it, we often don’t have the time to cook a chicken and pull it apart. Inspired by package of Perdue Short Cuts roasted chicken breast and a bag of Chinese fried noodles left over…
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Salmagundi Salad Recipe (A Cobb Is A Type Of Salmagundi Salad)

[1] Start a Salmagundi salad tradition. Here’s the recipe for this one (photo © Virtual History Westport.com). [2] A Salmagundi recipe from down under (photo © Taste.com.au). [3] Surf and Turf Salmagundi: prosciutto, shrimp, olives, and more. Here’s the recipe (photo © Southern Living).   Looking for something different in a dinner salad? How about…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Roast Those Veggies

We love roasted vegetables—we could make an entire meal of them. If your family won’t eat their share of boiled or steamed veggies, try roasting them—it’s easy. (Their daily “share,” by the way, is three to five half-cup servings.) Preheat the oven to 400°F. Slice up root vegetables (or seasonal favorites). Beets, bell peppers, carrots,…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Dolce Nonna Marinated Vegetables Gift Set

You might win this gift tote with three delicious jars of Dolce Nonna marinated vegetables. Photo courtesy Dolce Nonna. If you like to dine and entertain with flair, you’ll want this week’s Gourmet Giveaway prize. Everyone from foodies to those looking for shortcuts in the kitchen will appreciate Dolce Nonna Marinated Vegetables. The Italian-style marinated…
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RECIPE: “Deconstructed” Spring Roll Salad

Pairing #4 in McCormick’s Top Food Trends of 2010 is chives and fish sauce. You may have had the combination in an Asian restaurant. Now, you can enjoy it at home. Chives are the smallest member of the onion family. The part used for culinary dishes is the thin, hollow, tubular leaves that resemble large…
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