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MARDI GRAS RECIPE: Savory King Cake

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Mardi Gras 2020 Falls On Tuesday, February 25, 2020. The celebration, which means Fat Tuesday in French, is the last day of the Carnival season. It is the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent—so it’s the last day for indulgent foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season, which begins on…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Red-Veined Sorrel

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[1] Just-harvested red sorrel, ready for the evening’s menu at Union Square Cafe (photo © Union Square Cafe). [2] Beet and Red Sorrel Salad with Pistachio. Here’s the recipe from Paul Liebrandt (photo © Anna Williams | Food & Wine). [3] Even in a colorful dish, a leaf of red sorrel is eye-catching (photo of…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Cookie Pop Popcorn With Oreo Pieces

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[1] The latest sweet treat to cross our desk: Cookie Pop Popcorn with Oreo pieces. [2] From the bag to the canister (both photos © Snax-Sational Brands).   This may be a first for THE NIBBLE: Our Top Pick Of The Week is a junk food, a sugary snack. Snax-Sational, a snack food company, recently…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Green Garlic

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Green garlic—also called young garlic or spring garlic—may look like scallions. But they are the immature, spring version of the cured bulbs available year-round. Harvested when young, green garlic looks like scallions (a.k.a. green onions). The bulb has not yet begun to separate into cloves (photo #1). At this stage in its youth, the whole…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Dang Snacks

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We like Dang Foods Asian-American snacks so much, that they’ve become a snack of choice to serve to people who drop by for tea or a glass of wine. The line comprises creative combinations of Eastern and Western flavors and ingredients, all plant-based whole foods with nothing artificial. Founded by two Thai-American brothers, their original…
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