FOOD HOLIDAY: National Chicken Cacciatore Day

[1] Chicken cacciatore served with pasta (photo © Evan Joshua Swigart | Wikimedia). [2] Classic Chicken Cacciatore (photo © Australian Chicken Federation). [3] If you want to save money, buy a whole chicken and quarter it yourself (photo © Good Eggs).   October 15th is National Chicken Cacciatore Day. Chicken cacciatore (cah-cha-toe-ray) is Italian country…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Nonfat Mashed Potatoes Recipe

[1] If you want your mashed potatoes laden with butter, cream and sour cream, here’s a recipe from Williams Sonoma (photo © Williams Sonoma. [2] Fat-free Greek yogurt replaces the butter and sour cream (photo © FAGE Greek Yogurt).   Lovers of mashed potatoes have to be cholesterol-hearty: There’s lots of saturated fat-laden butter, cream,…
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ENTERTAINING: Toys & Food

Today we received this photo of a 1,100-pound car. But it can’t be driven: It’s a cake. Really. The life-size baked race car was created by the Ace of Cakes, Duff Goldman, for a NASCAR promotion at Hendrick Motorsports in Charlotte, North Carolina. NASCAR star Kasey Kahne unveiled his new No.5 Time Warner Cable Chevrolet…
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