Category: Vegetables-Salads-Herbs

TIP OF THE DAY: Make Panzanella (Bread Salad) & A Recipe For Autumn Panzanella

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[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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TIP OF THE DAY: Pommes Anna, As A Salad Course

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October 27th is National Potato Day. For your nibbling pleasure, we present a classic of French cuisine. Pommes Anna (photo #1), sometimes known in English by the less melodic Anna Potatoes, is a French potato casserole beloved for its crispy edges. It is presented as a beautiful round, then served in slices. It’s a special-occasion…
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10 Uses For Carrot Tops. Eat Them, Don’t Toss Them!

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A while back, we published an article on how to repurpose carrot peelings. Why throw them out, when you can turn them into something delicious, packed with nutrients? The same is true with the lovely, leafy-green carrot tops (photos #1, #5, and #7). Why buy freshly-harvested carrots at the farmers market, only to cut off…
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RECIPE: Cranberry Orange Brussels Sprouts

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This recipe (photo #1), from Two Peas And Their Pod, would be at home on Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner tables; but why wait until then? It’s a delicious way to enjoy Brussels sprouts through the fall and winter seasons—and we have more recipes at the end of this article. Brussels sprouts buying tips: While larger…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Salad Mashup (Your Signature Salad)

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Here’s what you get when you combine three salad concepts: Cobb Salad Wedge Salad Salade Lyonnaise   It’s a Wainer Salad (photo #4). Created by the creative folks at Sid Wainer, a gourmet produce distributor, it demonstrates how you can combine favorite ingredients from different dishes to create something new. Sure, people have been substituting…
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