TIP OF THE DAY: Spring Crudités

Celebrate spring with a beautiful bowl of crudités, artistically arrayed. Stroll down the produce aisle of your best market and select the most appealing veggies, looking for different colors and textures. Arrange them on a beautiful plate or in a shallow bowl, with a bowl of green hummus in the center (photo #1). The hummus…
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FOOD FUN: Easter “Egg” Avocados

If you don’t care to make egg salad from all the leftover Easter eggs, how about guacamole? We found this suggestion from California Avocado Commission: Paint avocados instead of eggs! You don’t have to have ripe avocados. Today’s hard avocado is tomorrow’s ripe one, so don’t hesitate to buy hard ones for your “Easter basket.”…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Spiralize More Foods

[1] A spiralized garnish adds texture, color and crispness to grilled sea bass, created by Chef Rainer Becker at Zuma | NYC. [2] Spiralized Beet & Carrot Salad. Here’s the recipe from Fashionable Foods. [3] Spiralize a bun for burgers and sandwiches. Here’s the recipe from CakeSpy, using spiralized sweet potatoes.   If you only…
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RECIPE: Eat Your Greens, Like Broccolini–It’s Different From Broccoli & Broccoli Rabe

[1] Sautéed broccolini with lemon and garlic (photo courtesy eMeals). [2] Uncooked broccolini (photo courtesy Bodecology). [3] For presentation, set the protein atop the cooked broccolini. Here, roast branzino with caper vinaigrette from Chef David Burke.   Not into green beer and green bagels? A healthy green food for a St. Patrick’s Day meal is…
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100 Irish-Themed Recipes For St. Patrick’s Day

Do you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Even if you don’t wear green or watch a parade on March 17th, you pick up a green bagel or some Irish soda bread and end the day with wine and Irish cheeses, a green cocktail, or an Irish Coffee. Or, you can make a traditional Irish or Irish-themed…
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