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Low in calories, high in crunch, often with a hot pepper spiciness, radishes (Raphanus sativus) can be a fun food. They’re nutritious*, too. If you’re old enough, you may remember the time when radish “roses” were almost as common a plate garnish a sprig of parsley. You sliced the rose in a certain way (or…
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Sophisticated diners in the U.S.—and many people in Europe—have long finished dinner with a cheese course and small salad, instead of a sweet dessert. How about a twist: fried cheese with salad on top—or underneath? There are many fried cheese recipes; today’s is a Sicilian specialty. Caciocavallo, which means “cheese on horseback,” is a cheese…
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[1] Go gourmet with apple ginger coleslaw. Photo courtesy EatWisconsin Cheese.com. [2] Use a crisp eating apple for the salad, like Gala apples, the #1-selling apple in the U.S. (photo © Good Eggs). When we attend summer cookouts, we always offer to bring the coleslaw. That way, we know it will be a great…
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Mediterranean Pasta With Chicken. Photo courtesy Urban Accents. Doesn’t this pasta dish look more exciting than a conventional red-sauced plate? It uses vegetables to make “tricolor pasta” instead of pasta colored green and red with spinach and tomatoes. Tricolor pasta—green and red plus white—looks appealing in the bag but typically fades when cooked. So…
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A BLT salad with blue cheese and avocado in addition to bacon, lettuce and tomato. In this photo, the tomato is blended into the dressing; but we added extra cherry tomatoes as a garnish for a pop of color. Photo courtesy SafeEggs.com. We tend to use either shredded cabbage (packaged cole slaw) or romaine…
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