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Try our take on latkes for Passover
A two-step technique for grating potatoes yields latkes that are crispy around the edges but still creamy in the center, with serious potato flavor.
Thick and Creamy Potato Latkes
Makes approximately 14 3-inch pancakes
2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes or russet potatoes, peeled
1 medium yellow onion peeled and cut into eighths
1 large egg
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Express Sauerkraut Salad
This tangy and refreshing Express Sauerkraut Salad offers a delightful twist to your regular salad!Ingredients: 2 cups of sauerkraut 1 apple, diced 1 onion, diced 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp apple cider vinegarInstructions: Mix sauerkraut, apple, and onion in a bowl.
Drizzle with olive oil and vinegar and mix well.
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Dazzling Doughnut Peaches
Welcome the morning with the sweetness of fresh fruit. Dazzling Doughnut Peaches are a tribute to the simple joy of nature's candy.
Ingredients Doughnut peaches Cream HoneyInstructions Slice the doughnut peaches in half and remove the pit.
Drizzle with cream and honey.
This dish is a sunrise in a bowl, with ...Read more
EatingWell: Serve blueberry-studded lemon-ricotta cupcakes at your next party for a sweet treat
These blueberry-lemon cupcakes are so light and delicious, it’s hard to eat just one! The blueberries burst in your mouth and the glaze gives an extra boost of sweet-tart lemon flavor. Serve these easy cupcakes at a grown-up birthday party, bridal shower or brunch.
Blueberry-Lemon-Ricotta Cupcakes
Serves 12
Active Time: 25 minutes
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Environmental Nutrition: Spotlight on supplements: Kava
Kava is a compound (extracted from a plant member of the pepper family called Piper methysticum) native to islands of the western Pacific.
Overview
The root of the plant is emulsified into a beverage or it can be dried and incorporated into dietary supplement form. Kava may also be called kava-kava, kavain, yaqona, and more.
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Seriously Simple: California eggplant dip is a mellow, tasty springtime appetizer
Caponata, the Sicilian eggplant appetizer, is often served at room temperature on toasted croutons. Traditionally it includes tomatoes, eggplant, onions and capers to produce a pronounced sweet and sour taste. Baked eggplant alone is a canvas for many colors and flavors. In this California version there’s no tomato or capers. Here roasted ...Read more
JeanMarie Brownson: Crispy chicken tacos and chile-spiked sorbet are the perfect pairing for your Cinco de Mayo menu
A certain young family member requests tacos for most meals. The cooks in her life happily oblige with everything from ground beef tacos to butternut and black bean versions. When spicy is requested, we suggest pork chorizo with a red chile sauce.
In Mexico, fresh chorizo sausage often gets paired with cheese — a rich coupling worth every ...Read more
The Kitchn: The 4 best types of bread for delicious French toast
French toast is a breakfast staple for the ages. It has a long history and is eaten in many forms all over the world (Spanish torrijas is just one example). When planning your next ...Read more
The Kitchn: My Italian family’s secret makes this pasta taste better than any restaurant
Drawing from my family’s recipe collection, this rendition of penne alla vodka captures the essence of New Jersey Italian American cooking. Here, a blend of simple ingredients — tomatoes, vodka, heavy cream, and Parmesan cheese — makes this creamy red sauce irresistible. But, the secret to the best vodka sauce? Using both whole peeled ...Read more
Chive Butter Biscuits
Chives...
My chives were the first thing to come up in my herb garden every year. As soon as the snow melted I could see their little heads popping up through the soil. By the time it was warm enough to actually get out in my garden and clean with a rake, the chives would be high enough that I had to work around them. They’d be three ...Read more
99 Cents Only stores are closing. How I spent $20 in groceries at other discount chains
LOS ANGELES -- The checkout lines stretched far into the aisles of the 99 Cents Only store in Beverly Grove on a recent Monday afternoon. Red and black signs that read "Store Closing Sale" greeted shoppers at the entrance. Store shelves were mostly bare and the fresh fruit bins almost empty. It felt like a trip to the grocery store in March 2020...Read more
Gretchen's table: Chicken tinga tacos can feed a crowd
I love tacos when I'm cooking for a crowd because they're usually so much easier to pull together than a sit-down dinner with multiple courses, and they can be easily individualized depending on the toppings.
Any protein made with tinga, a spicy-ish sauce crafted from fire-roasted tomatoes, chili peppers and spices, is always at the top of my ...Read more
Diabetes Quick Fix: Black Bean Burrito with Jicama Sticks
Black beans, vegetables and whole wheat tortillas come together in this simple vegetarian dinner.
Jicama is a root with a thin tan-colored skin that looks like a turnip. When peeled, it’s crisp and juicy. In Mexico it’s eaten raw, seasoned with a little lemon juice. Once peeled, cut or sliced, it retains its texture and color.
Helpful ...Read more
The best recipes are made from shopping your fridge
Sometimes dinner arises from a well-laid plan that includes time for a leisurely trip to the grocery store.
The same cool, calm cook who put together this plan then casually chops and dices everything perfectly — probably with one hand, while cradling a glass of wine with the other — before tossing it all together in a hot pan and arranging...Read more
Daniel Neman: Ode to a rice cooker -- the course of true love finally runs smooth
Regular readers will know of my ongoing war against my kitchen appliances, or rather, their war against me. So will occasional readers. I write about it perhaps too often.
So it is only fair that I report on a singular relationship I have with a new appliance. It is deep. It is passionate.
I think we can call it love.
We laugh together, and ...Read more
8 Midwestern supper clubs that get it right
MINNEAPOLIS -- Those of us who grew up going to Midwestern supper clubs know it's a special kind of restaurant that doesn't always translate to other geographic locations. Sitting down with the family over broiled walleye, popovers and one of several optional potato preparations is a culturally significant experience.
Ideally, the restaurant ...Read more
Express Eton Mess
This speedy version of the classic English dessert will have you feeling like you're at a posh garden party in no time.
Ingredients: 1 cup whipped cream 1 cup crushed meringue 1 cup strawberriesInstructions: Layer the whipped cream, crushed meringue, and strawberries in a glass.
Repeat until the glass is full, and ...Read more
US shoppers buy less bread in bad news for farmers
America’s wheat crop is making a comeback. Too bad U.S. grocery shoppers want to buy less food made with it.
Although crop conditions for the staple grain are the best in four years, purchases of many flour-based foods have been slipping. The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects the amount of wheat used in food this year to hit the lowest ...Read more
Ethiopia opens door for prized coffee exports to foreigners
Africa’s biggest coffee producer has revised rules to allow foreign companies to buy the commodity directly from farmers and processors, the latest in reforms to liberalize East Africa’s biggest economy.
Until now Ethiopia — which prides itself as the birthplace of coffee — required buyers such as Starbucks Corp., Volcafe Ltd., Louis ...Read more
Lively Lemon Greek Yogurt
Transport yourself to the sunny shores of Greece with this simple yet flavorful dish. Lively Lemon Greek Yogurt is a celebration of tangy citrus and creamy goodness.
Ingredients Greek yogurt Lemon HoneyInstructions Stir fresh lemon juice and honey into the Greek yogurt.
Serve chilled.
This breakfast is a ...Read more