Food
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These banana pecan muffins are a naturally sweet start to your dayApr 22, 2024 11:02 am - These tender, fragrant banana muffins offer a cakelike experience that is nourishing, too. Made with plenty of sweet, ripe bananas, whole-wheat flour and healthy oil, they’re fragrant with cinnamon and vanilla, and have a hearty pecan crunch.
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State Senate advances bill to ban food additives linked to health problemsApr 21, 2024 8:04 am - The Illinois Senate passed a bill Thursday that would ban four food additives found in common products including candy, soda and baked goods.
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Truly inspiring: Some nifty new gadgets foodies will want to get their hands onApr 18, 2024 11:54 am - Every year, Penny Kazmier looks forward to The Inspired Home Show, to see trends coming our way, along with everything from pepper mills and cast iron pans to home pizza ovens and the latest in dessert decorating and displays. Here are some items she thought worthy of highlighting.
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Make a restaurant-worthy vinaigrette: It’s as easy as five ingredients and 5 minutesApr 18, 2024 11:54 am - Visually, spring is a lot of green; that is also the case in the food world. Nothing screams green more than a thought-out yet simple salad to me. While creating various salads during this time of year, one must always include a tasty dressing.
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A word-of-mouth sensation, Matzo Buttercrunch earns a place on the Passover dessert tableApr 18, 2024 11:53 am - For AP food writer Katie Workman, there’s one must-have Passover dessert recipe — chocolate-covered caramel matzo. Or as it’s more commonly known, Matzo Buttercrunch.
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Matzo ball soup gets extra flavor from one simple stepApr 16, 2024 8:58 am - This recipe delivers all the satisfaction of chicken soup with matzo balls, minus the chicken. If you are celebrating Passover, note that kitniyot (which include legumes, beans and some grains, such as rice) are now allowed for the holiday by some communities, though this isn’t universally accepted, so be sure to check with your guests.
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A family-favorite potato and spinach casserole for Passover gets lightened upApr 16, 2024 8:54 am - This casserole of creamy mashed potatoes and cauliflower with a layer of sautéed spinach originated as a side to the brisket typically served at Passover and Rosh Hashanah. It’s also right at home alongside a simple roast chicken to elevate an everyday dinner.
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This Passover, make a better matzo pizzaApr 15, 2024 11:56 am - Matzo pizza is a staple for many American Jews during Passover, but a few simple tweaks improve this classic without much extra work. This is a basic recipe you can use as a jumping-off point for your favorite toppings, including thinly sliced vegetables, pickled peppers and herbs.
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Asparagus mimosa is France’s sunny, eggy ode to springApr 16, 2024 9:00 am - This classic French dish bathes steamed asparagus in a Dijon-honey vinaigrette and tops the spears with fluffy shreds of hard-cooked eggs. It gets its name from how the grated (or chopped or sieved) yolks resemble delicate mimosa flowers.
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This $19 merlot is kosher for Passover and ripe with berry flavorsApr 15, 2024 11:01 am - Two American classics highlight our selection of wines this week: A juicy zinfandel from California’s Amador County and a crisp pinot gris from the Willamette Valley in Oregon. We round out the trio with a kosher merlot from South Africa that echoes old-style bordeaux.