TIP OF THE DAY: Stokes Purple Sweet Potatoes

Purple may not be a theme color for the holidays, but we can’t resist the Stokes purple sweet potatoes that are in markets now. Once a rarity outside of Asian markets, purple potatoes are now popping up in mainstream markets nationwide. There are different varieties, which vary in shape and levels of moisture, density, richness…
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RECIPE: Christmas Green Beans

[1] Green beans with red accents (photo courtesy Melissas.com). [2] Julienned sundried tomatoes (photo courtesy Sevillo Fine Foods).   Our holiday meals are known for too much food. We wish we could cut back on the number of dishes on the groaning board, but we can’t. We want them all. But we do intersperse high-calorie…
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CHANUKAH: Latke Recipes Roundup & The History Of Latkes

This year, Chanukah, the Jewish Festival Of Lights, begins the evening of December 12th (the 25th day of the month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar). And we’ve got some great latke recipes to celebrate. But why celebrate with latkes only during Chanukah? While the date on the Gregorian calendar changes slightly at the end…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Crosnes, An Arty Rhizome

[1] Crones, small rhizomes (photo courtesy Sid Wainer). [2] Crosnes serve as the roots of this flowering plant (photo Wikipedia). [3] Close-up (photo courtesy Cuisinons Les Legumes. [4] Crosnes with grilled swordfish at Il Goto | Paris). [5] Crosnes and peas. Here’s the recipe from Honest-Food.net, photo Holly A. Heyser).   Do you know about…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Improve Tomato Flavor

[1] Deck the table with this colorful salad. The recipe is below (photo Bella Sun Luci | Facebook. [2] Create a Caprese wreath on a platter. Here’s the recipe from the Daily Mail. [3] This Caprese wreath uses the smallest mozzarella balls, called perlini (photo courtesy Country Living).   Is there anything blander than out-of-season…
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