Index
Serves 5 to 6 this is a great winter salad winter pears can be subsituted for apples
Serves 4 Avocado Persimmon Salad
Serves 12 to 14 Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours before serving
Serves 6 The sweet spunky finish to melons and fall fruit is so simple and tantalizing
Serves 5 to 6 Sprinkle with cheddar cheese
Serves 4 Strawberry Cheese Salad
tomato recipes How to grow Heirloom Tomatoes they are pure
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Cooking Tips
Idea: Brown-sugar lifesaver.
Prevent the sugar from getting hard by keeping a three-inch-long piece of orange peel in the box at all times.
Orange peel for keeping brown sugar fresh
REWARD: Lump-free gingerbread.
Help Plumping Up Dried Fruit
To plump up dried fruit, cover it with water or other flavored liquid, such as broth or wine, and bring to a boil. Remove the fruit from the heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes.
Sweet Ideas for Overripe Bananas
Don't throw overripe bananas away. Peel them, and place them in a zip-top plastic bag, and freeze. You can add more bananas to the bag, and when you have enough, thaw at room temperature until softened, and make banana bread. Or whirl the frozen fruit in the blender to thicken fruit drinks.
Toss your salad with olive oil
Men whose diets include as much as 2 ounces of olive oil a day have an 82 percent lower risk of having a fatal first heart attack than men who consume little or none.
Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fats -- known to hinder the oxidation of LDL cholesterol into its artery-clogging form.
Flavor Enhancers for Salads
- Toss in a sweet flavor: berries, pomegranate seeds or orange wedges.
- Balance the flavor. Dress delicate greens with a light herb or fruit vinaigrette.
- For heartier chef's salads, use a stronger dressing, perhaps garlic-anchovy dressing.
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