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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TIP OF THE DAY: Lighter Thanksgiving Leftovers–In Salads

Here’s our list of Thanksgiving leftovers: Appetizers: cheese, crudités and dip, deviled eggs, nuts, olives Cranberry sauce Fresh herbs (parsley, rosemary sage, thyme) Gravy Stuffing Turkey Vegetables: brussels sprouts, corn pudding, mashed potatoes   We’ve been deluged with leftover recipes for pizza, pot pie, sliders, and other foods that are as heavy as yesterday’s meal.…
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RECIPE: Fall Stuffed Potato

One of our favorite comfort foods is a baked potato with standard garnish: a pat of butter, a dollop of sour cream, sliced scallions and a few grinds of pepper. Always welcome: crumbled bacon. Although that’s our favorite combination, our baked potato bar—which is popular at parties—has some 20 additional toppings. But we never thought…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Panzanella (Bread Salad) & A Recipe For Autumn Panzanella

[2] This autumn panzanella (bread salad) adds squash and lentils to the green (photo courtesy Good Eggs). [2] Arugula: a delightfully bitter green (photo courtesy Park Seed Company).   Bread salad (panzanella), like French toast and croutons, is one of those delicious recipes invented by necessity: Poor people needed to get another meal from bread…
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