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As part of our Winter Vegetable Doldrums Series, today’s focus is the black radish*, Raphanus sativus niger. It’s a member of the anti-carcinogenic Brassica family of cruciferous† vegetables. Available year round, black radishes peak in winter and early spring. Significantly larger than traditional radishes, it average threes to four inches in diameter or length, and…
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New Year’s Resolution Kale Salad. The recipe is below. Photo courtesy Just Salad. You may be sautéeing or stir frying more kale these days, based on their terrific nutritional profile. But how about kale salad? Here are three recipes from Laura Pensiero, executive chef of Just Salad and a Certified Dietician. For salads, young,…
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Turmeric is a rhizome with edible roots that grow underground horizontally. It’s related to ginger, which it somewhat resembles in external appearance. Most Americans know turmeric as a deep gold spice that gives its intense color to curry powder. It’s been used for millennia to impart its color to foods. In the last century, it…
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