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From Apples to Honey: 15 Food Facts About the Jewish Holiday, Rosh Hashanah

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Traditions mark the way many of us plan and even live our lives. For Jews worldwide, Rosh Hashanah heralds the start of the Jewish New Year, according to the Judaic calendar. The two-day celebration, starting September 24, marks the anniversary…
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Allergy-Free Football Food: Buffalo Wings with Ranch Dressing

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Buffalo wings are usually dependent on peanut oil, butter, and creamy ranch or blue cheese dressing. This allergy-free version is tangy, crispy, and succulent, perfect for game night or a barbecue. Or in my house any time my kids chant, “we…
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Cornmeal Seduction: 10 Ways to Eat an Arepa that Will Stop You in Your Tracks

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Arepas are grilled cornmeal cakes and we simply can’t get enough. We’re loving them plain (savory corn), with cheese and sweet (choclo) for a light meal, side or dessert and we’re not alone. This cornmeal seductress is traditionally…
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The Latin Table: 20 Iconic Hispanic Food Styles that Always Please a Crowd

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Latin American cuisine is pretty much always a crowd pleaser. Hispanic dishes have an expansive and culturally diverse history that pairs well with their robust, flavorful and delicious ingredients. As chef and food historian Maricel Presilla…
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15 Herbs That Can Help You Kick the Salt Trap

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When it comes to adding a little flavor to your dish, where do you turn? We’re going to go out on a limb here and guess you reach for the saltshaker—and that it isn’t filled with a salt substitute. And you’re not alone. Salt is a fan…
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All About Figs

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Seeing figs on sale at the local market is nature’s reminder that we are approaching the last smoldering days of warm weather. I guess that’s why I get sort of excited and nostalgic at the same time. Fresh figs are fragile and delicate.…
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Colonel Mustard in the House: 12 Surprising Ways to Cook with Ketchup’s Better Half

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We think mustard is wildly underestimated. But really it’s like the “lefty” of condiments—a culinary wild card and secret weapon if used right. You see, mustard may come from the Middle English mustarde, which translates to condiment,…
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Mango Summer Mania: Mango, Coconut, Lime Cobbler

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If someone asks me how I define summer, I would say stone fruits. Peaches, plums, cherries, nectarines.… I have loved them all since I remember. But mangoes or mango cobbler? Not really, except for those I’ve had on my trips to Brazil. While…
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Ice Ice Baby: 10 Cool Things You Can Do with Ice Trays

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Unless you’ve been under a media blackout for the last few days, you have heard of the Ice Bucket Challenge, a viral movement sweeping the nation to raise money and awareness for the degenerative disease, ALS. So far it’s raised over $3…