All The Fruit Holidays, In Celebration Of National Clementine Day

[1] The clementine, which happens to be one of the two parents of the orange (photo © Fruits From Chile | Facebook). [2] Parent #2: the pomelo (photos #2, #3, and #5 © Good Eggs). [3] The hybrid: the orange (here, a cara cara orange, which is a natural mutation of the navel orange that…
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A Warm Eggplant Salad Recipe For A Chilly Winter Day

[1] This easy-to-make Warm Eggplant Salad hit the spot on a chilly day. When it’s warm out, enjoy it hot or chilled (recipe and photos #1 and #2 © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] A graffiti eggplant. The variety looks like the fairytale eggplant (photo #4) but the latter is much smaller—a mini size.…
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Maple Orange Dressing Recipe For Fall & Thanksgiving

This year we’re adding a Maple-Orange Vinaigrette recipe to our Thanksgiving tradition. We’ve typically used a classic Dijon vinaigrette with fresh herbs, but when we saw this recipe from the Wisconsin Cheese folks, we had to try it (and that was back in August!). We’ve made it numerous times since. The flavors are so spot-on…
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The Perfect Potato Salad Recipe For Fall: Sweet Potato Salad

[1] Sweet potato salad with dried cranberries: delicious warm, room temperature, or chilled (photos #1 and #2 © Taste Of Home | TMB Studio). [2] The ingredients. [3] A sweet potato salad with Mexican flair: with black beans, corn, cilantro, and red bell peppers, in a honey-Dijon dressing! Here’s the recipe from Averie Cooks. [4]…
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Winter Squash & Peanut Sauce Recipe For Hispanic Heritage Month

If you like winter squash and peanuts, here’s a side dish that’s delicious and good for you. Called Calabeza Con Pipián Rojo in Spanish, it’s comforting roasted winter squash with beautiful seasoning, covered with a spicy peanut sauce. Pipián rojo is a peanut sauce from the central Pacific region of Mexico, and is typically served…
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