Easy Gorgonzole Dolce Appetizer & How It Differs From Gorgonzola Naturale

[1] Top Gorgozola with fig preserves or fig jam and serve (photo © Bella Chi Cha). [2] Gorgonzola Dolce, mature and oozing, served with fruit-and-nut cracker. Also good: a square of dark chocolate (photos #2, #3, and #4 © Murray’s Cheese). [3] You can pre-prepare the crackers and cheese. [4] Mature Gorgonzola Dolce is spoonable…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Roast Those Veggies

We love roasted vegetables—we could make an entire meal of them. If your family won’t eat their share of boiled or steamed veggies, try roasting them—it’s easy. (Their daily “share,” by the way, is three to five half-cup servings.) Preheat the oven to 400°F. Slice up root vegetables (or seasonal favorites). Beets, bell peppers, carrots,…
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RECIPE: Thin Mint Cookies Recipe

Bake chocolate-covered mint cookies. Photo courtesy Chocolat Céleste. We’re a week late in celebrating the 98th anniversary of the Girl Scouts, founded March 12, 1912. But there’s no reason to skip the celebration. And there’s no better way to celebrate than with homemade Thin Mint cookies. We love the Girl Scouts—we won the top award…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Irish Soda Bread

Irish soda bread is irresistible any time. But St. Patrick’s Day provides an extra excuse to bake up a batch and treat family and friends. Soda bread is a chemically-leavened quick bread* made with baking soda instead of yeast, which produces a lighter, airy crumb. Irish soda bread dates back to approximately 1840, when bicarbonate…
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TIP OF THE DAY: A Pot Of Thyme

As lavender is to Provence, thyme is to Greece. The herb is native to the Mediterranean. There are almost 100 species of thyme, which can range in color from deep green to gray and golden-green (look for golden lemon thyme). It’s a very aromatic herb—so much so that it lures honeybees (in ancient Greece, thyme…
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