Category: Vegetables-Salads-Herbs

RECIPE: Sausage & Cheese Twice-Baked Potato, A Triple-Holiday Treat

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October is National Cheese Month, National Potato Month and National Sausage Month. So thanks to the folks at the Idaho Potato Commission for sending us a recipe that combines all three ingredients: a triple-holiday treat. Some people like their baked potato skins harder; others like them softer. Just rub the potato skins with olive oil…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Scoop & Roast WInter Squash Seeds

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[1] Acorn squash, one of the two most-available winter squash varieties for the table (photo © Kim Daniels | Unsplash). [2] Tied for first place: butternut squash (photo © Good Eggs).   It’s a little bit of a chore to scrape the seeds out of an acorn, butternut or other winter squash*. Here’s a tip:…
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RECIPE: Baked Cheese Fries With Bacon & Scallions

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[1] Who can resist cheese fries? (photo © Idaho Potato Commission) [2] Crinkle-cut fries are baked from frozen fries (photo © Walmart). [3] Sharp cheddar from Wisconsin (photo © Wisconsin Cheese).   October is National American Cheese Month, so how about some cheese fries, made with a fine American cheddar*? You don’t even have to…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Produce Storage Tips ~ How To Keep Produce Fresher, Longer

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We’re one of those households that wastes a lot of fresh produce. Thanks to Taste Of Home for these tips: Some of these you may already know. Most were new to us.     APPLE SLICES: SOAK IN SALT WATER Sliced apples are a convenient snack or salad topper, but if you slice them in…
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RECIPE: Vegetarian Kung Pao ‘Chicken’ For World Vegetarian Day

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[1] Kung Pao goes vegetarian/vegan (photos #1, #2 and #4 © Melissa’s). [2] The ingredients for Kung Pao Vegetables. Don’t be deterred by the number. [3] Chinese eggplant is not bitter like Italian eggplant, and tends to have a mild, sweet flavor (photo © Good Eggs). [4] Chinese long beans. You can substitute regular green…
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