TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Stone Fruit Salad For Lunch Or Dinner

“Everybody must get stoned!” sang Bob Dylan in Rainy Day Women #12 & 35. Someone, whip him up a stone fruit salad! We all know how to slice fruits into an easy, healthful fruit salad. But how about taking it a step further, creating a sweet-and-savory salad for lunch or dinner? 1. MIX together your…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Fruit & Cheese Bites

Dried apricot and Parmesan “sandwiches.” You can sandwich almost any cheese between the fruit. Photo courtesy ParmigianoReggiano.com | FB.   Fruit and cheese is a popular dessert in Europe’s best foodie countries, including France and Italy. But you don’t need to put together a platter. We found this quick idea on the Parmigiano Reggiano Facebook…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Apricots & Prosciutto

Here’s a fall-winter spin on the popular appetizer, melon and prosciutto, that also allows you to substitute pancetta.     THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PANCETTA AND PROSCIUTTO Both pancetta (pan-CHEH-tuh) and prosciutto (pro-SHOO-toh) are Italian pork products. Pancetta is the Italian version of bacon, made from the pork belly like American bacon. Instead of being smoked…
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