Chopped Salad Sandwich Recipes & History For National Salad Month

May is National Salad Month, and if you haven’t yet tried a chopped salad sandwich, this is the time! How would our culture evolve at seemingly warp speed if not for TikTok? One of the foods that has viraled into our lives is the chopped salad sandwich, which appeared a couple of years ago and…
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Baked Carrot Fries Recipe For International Carrot Day

What’s up, Doc? It’s International Carrot Day and we’re making carrot fries for dinner. They’re baked carrot fries, so much easier than deep frying these days. Not to mention, they’re a healthier alternative (less fat and calories). We’re making ours in the air fryer, coating them with Parmesan, and doing a flavored ketchup tasting: bacon,…
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Broccoli Stem Salad Recipe & Nutrition For National Broccoli Day

Stop throwing out your broccoli stems! Sure, the florets are pretty, but the stems are just as and tasty, but don’t neglect the rest. We love to use sliced or shaved broccoli stems in place of lettuce for a hearty salad. A day or two before or after, enjoy the florets. This recipe needs only…
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A Flower Garden Appetizer Or First Course To Welcome Spring

[1] Strips of pumpernickel toast surround a garden of crudites “planted” atop squash puree (photo © Il Ritorno | Miami). [2] A closer look (photo © Dawn Stewart | Instagram). [3] Black bean hummus. You can make it darker to resemble soil with the tips below (photo © Whole Foods Market). [4] Easter egg radishes*…
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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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