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Popcorn Salad Recipe: A Green Salad With More Fiber!

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Is popcorn salad a way to get kids (and salad-avoiding adults) a way to eat more salad? Is it a way to get more fiber into your salad? Is it food fun? Or is it all three?     POPCORN SALAD HISTORY While it may sound quirky and new, popcorn salad has a long history.…
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Gnocchi Antipasto Recipe For National Gnocchi Day

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[1] Serve this gnocchi appetizer in small portions, or make it into a lunch-size salad atop greens (photo © DeLallo Foods). [2] Cook and drain the gnocchi (photo © iGourmet). [3] Roasted red pepper strips, a.k.a. pimento or pimiento (photo © Monjardin)./span> [4] Artichoke hearts (photo © La Tienda). [5] Genoa salami—salame in Italian (photo…
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RECIPE: Mulled Wine In A Slow Cooker

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[1] Slow cooker mulled wine. The recipe is below (recipe and photos #1 and #2 © Hello Fresh). [2] It takes just 90 minutes in a slow cooker. [3] If you have stemmed glasses, by all means use them (photo © Edward Howell | Unsplash).   March 3rd is National Mulled Wine Day. Where we…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Uses For Tahini Beyond Hummus

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If you like nutty flavors, you’ll like tahini (photo #1): a creamy, nutty paste made from ground sesame seeds. It’s familiar to every fan of hummus (photo #3). Most Americans buy tahini to make hummus or baba ghanoush. If you eat halvah, you’ve eaten tahini-based candy. Tahini is also the base of tarator sauce (the…
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