Category: Vegetables-Salads-Herbs

TIP OF THE DAY: Green Beans On The Grill

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Summer beans like green beans, yellow wax beans and specialty beans like purple green beans and romanos, are some of the best veggies to grill. Yet, few people think of them for grilling—perhaps because they seem like they’d fall through the grill. They will: But a grill basket, grill pan or aluminum foil packet is…
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RECIPE: Homemade Potato Chips With Blue Cheese Sauce & Bacon

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[1] Homemade potato chips with blue cheese sauce (photos #1 and #2 © Idaho Potato). [2] Idaho russet potatoes. [3] Gorgonzola, one of the world’s favorite blue cheeses (photo © Murray’s Cheese). [4] Top the blue cheese sauce with crumbled bacon (photo © Edwards Virginia Smokehouse). [5] The final garnish: fresh parsley (photo © Iva…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ways To Use Olives For National Olive Day

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Calling all olive lovers: June 1st is National Olive Day.   OLIVE HISTORY The olive history is an ancient one, following figs as the earliest domesticated fruit tree. Olives trees were native to Asia Minor. The latest findings show that the olive was first domesticated in the eastern Mediterranean basin between 8,000 and 6,000 years…
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FOOD FUN: Avocado Burger Or Sandwich

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[1] An avocado “burger” or “sandwich” filled with whatever you like (photo © Love One Today). [2] Instead of American cheese, use a Hispanic melting cheese like queso quesadilla (photo by Claire Freiermann © The Nibble).   What’s inside this avocado burger? Anything you want. The idea is from Love One TodayLove One Today, the…
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RECIPE: Hot, Warm Or Chilled Potato Salad

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[1] Warm potato salad with olive oil instead of mayo (photo © Idaho Potato Commission). [2] Hormel Real Bacon Crumbles (photo © Hormel). [3] Mixed baby/creamer potatoes (photo © Poplar Bluff Organics). [4] Parm Crisps are available in Original, Cheddar and Sour Cream (photo © Parm Crisps).   This recipe, Roasted Potatoes with Bacon and…
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