RECIPE: Tricolor Jello Fingers For Special Occasions & The History Of Jell-O

[1] St. Patrick’s Day themed Jell-O from The Modern Roost, qhixh used food color to create the darkest green layer (photo © The Modern Roost) [2] The recipe for this Halloween Jell-O from SomethingNewForDinner.com. [3] Christmas Jell-O (photo © Due Forni | Las Vegas).   You’re never to old to enjoy a fancy Jell-O dish.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Leftover Pasta For Breakfast

Top: Start with unsauced pasta (photo courtesy Wikihow.com. Middle: A breakfast version of Spaghetti Carbonara from TheViewFromGreatIsland.com. Bottom: A fried egg tops pasta mixed with cherry tomatoes and chives, at Popsugar.com.   Pasta for breakfast? Yes, although not cold or reheated with sauce. We’ve previously published recipes for gnocchi topped with a fried egg and…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Almond Milk

Homemade almond milk. Photo courtesy Juice Queen.   Here’s a fun project for the weekend: homemade almond milk. All you need are almonds, water, cheesecloth and a jar. Almond milk is a dairy-free milk alternative, favored by the lactose-intolerant, vegans, raw foodists and as a kosher (pareve) milk alternative. Others simply like the creaminess and…
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TIP: Spice Up Your Diet With Chiles

Top: Blistered chiles, particularly padróns and shishitos, have become a hot side dish (no pun intended). Here’s the recipe. Photo courtesy Good Eggs | San Francisco. Bottom: Start your chile adventure with a good book, like this one from Melissa’s.   Here’s a healthy food tip for the new year: Check out the health benefits…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Black-Eyed Peas For New Year’s Day

It’s a Southern tradition to eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day for prosperity in the new year. It may actually stem from an ancient Sephardic Jewish custom of eating them on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. This “good luck” tradition is recorded in the Babylonian Talmud, compiled circa 500 C.E., and includes other…
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