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Substitutes: What To Use When You Don’t Have Pasta Sauce

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[1] Got pasta but no red sauce or items that can be turned into it? Just check the pantry and the fridge (photo © Good Eggs). [2] Check for fresh, canned or frozen vegetables and make Primavera with olive oil (photo © Melissa’s). Bonus: some leftover chicken. [3] No veggies? No problem! Garlic, olive oil,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Fruit Pancakes & Maple Syrup Substitutes

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Some people like to serve pancakes with a garnish of berries. But at The Mission restaurant in San Diego, a creative cook embedded the fruit in the pancake itself. You can do it easily: SLICE fresh berries in 1/4-inch pieces. SPOON the pancake batter onto the griddle or pan. ADD the sliced fruit while the…
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Celebrate National Lemon Juice Day With These Tips & Tricks

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Updated August 2026 August 29th is National Lemon Juice Day, a good nudge to us to highlight the versatility of this sunny fruit, well beyond standard recipes. We begin in defense of lemons: Why is a defective car called a lemon? In the 1906-1909 time frame, the phrase “to hand someone a lemon,” meaning to…
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