TIP OF THE DAY: Repurpose Baskets For Crudités

Do you have a nice basket just hanging around—a legacy from a gift basket or flower arrangement? Repurpose that basket into a crudité server: Fill it with your favorite sliced raw vegetables and whole veggies—baby carrots, cherry tomatoes and radishes, for example—along with the dip. Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of…
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PRODUCT: Edamame

Edamame, pronounced eh-dah-MAH-may, are baby soybeans. If you frequent Japanese restaurants, you’ve probably had them. The green pods are boiled in salted water and served whole as an appetizer. These tasty baby veggies, generally served in the shell, are fun to pop into your mouth. And for a fun food, they’re awfully good for you.…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Grilled Cheese Month (& Caramelized Onions!)

It’s National Grilled Cheese Month, and we have been happily delving into our collection of gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches. The restaurant Primehouse New York has added another winner to our list: Cinnamon Raisin Grilled Cheese. It’s fresh goat’s cheese, caramelized onions, bacon and warm fig jam on grilled raisin bread. Don’t you want to make…
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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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