TIP OF THE DAY: Create A King Cake Variation For Mardi Gras

Will you be celebrating Mardi Gras on March 6th? If you hadn’t planned to, perhaps this fun food dessert project will appeal to you. Your challenge: to create your own version of King Cake, the staple Mardi Gras dessert (the history of Mardi Gras). Or bake this recipe from scratch. Or, make your favorite bundt…
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Substitutes: What To Use When You Don’t Have Pasta Sauce

[1] Got pasta but no red sauce or items that can be turned into it? Just check the pantry and the fridge (photo © Good Eggs). [2] Check for fresh, canned or frozen vegetables and make Primavera with olive oil (photo © Melissa’s). Bonus: some leftover chicken. [3] No veggies? No problem! Garlic, olive oil,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Small But Tasty Red Meat Dishes

Americans love their red meat, despite the pleadings of medical professionals, nutritionists and environmentalists to eat less of it. The research record is clear: Among many studies, the largest one, conducted by Harvard University, proved that the more red meat you eat, the greater your risk of dying and of developing heart disease, cancer and…
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TIP OF THE DAY: More Affordable Champagne Cocktails

A yummy Prosecco cocktail that can be adapted into a mocktail. Photo courtesy Harvard Common Press.   Champagne cocktails make any occasion more festive. And they don’t require Champagne, per se, but can use more affordable bubblies such as Prosecco and Asti Spumante from Italy, Cava from Spain and Sekt from Germany. You can also…
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