It’s high time to think beyond the iceberg. Chef Stephen Kalt shows us how to cook up three creative salads featuring in-season fruits and vegetables in unexpected, summery combinations. Move over, lettuce; there are some new stars in the salad bowl.
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Every year about this time my neighbor Pat comes by with a bag of fresh Bing cherries from her tree and a plea to come pick more before the birds get them. That’s the thing about cherry season, the trees seem to ripen all at once and for a week or two you have bucketloads.
This spring the season is kind of funky. The cherries have come late, and with all the rain, they’re not lasting long. Last week I made cherry ice cream and this week cherry frozen yogurt.
What I love about the frozen yogurt is that the yogurt is naturally tart. Bing cherries are sweet and they need something tart to intensify their flavor (which is why you typically use sour cherries for cherry pie).
Also frozen yogurt is a lot easier to make than custard-based ice creams, but can still be quite creamy and smooth. This frozen yogurt will last several days in the freezer without getting too hard (which happens often with homemade ice creams).
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Kids love this combination of refried white beans and chicken tenders. If you’re concerned about making it too spicy, omit the jalapeno. Serve with extra cheese to sprinkle on top.
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Few things are closer to perfection than the first sweet berries of strawberry season. Nothing beats the flavor of a juicy, sun-ripened strawberry right off the vine. Plus, they’re packed with good health. Just 1 cup of strawberries has a respectable 3 grams of fiber and more than a full day’s recommended dose of vitamin C—an antioxidant that helps keep skin healthy. Enjoy plump, bright red berries in these delicious strawberry recipes.
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These rich bar cookies are moist and gooey from marshmallows and chocolate chips. Fast and easy to make because they begin with a cake mix. Tried and true recpe brings raves. These are as rich as a brownie and do not really need any embellishment on top. However, you may sprinkle with powdered sugar or drizzle on a simple white icing, if you wish. Feel free to experiment using other flavored cake mixes.
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Who doesn’t love a fruit smoothie? How about a healthy one that has a taste that cannot be beat? You can stop your search today because this smoothie recipe has it all.
This healthy fruit smoothie recipe is chopped full of wholesome fruit pieces and the sweet taste of honey. Blend one up today.
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Baking brownies is one of the easiest things you can do in the kitchen. Most recipes have fewer than 10 ingredients, and the instructions are simple — measure, mix, bake.
Well, not if you’re baking for the Pentagon. The latest viral sensation to hit the Internet is a 26-page document laying out all the rules and regulations you need to follow to bake appropriate treats for our men and women in uniform.
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Mother’s Day is a day of appreciation, a day of rest and respite for those who run households, boardrooms, PTA meetings, and half-marathons. Also, it’s very often a day of guilt for grown children who haven’t bought a decent gift, made a brunch reservation, purchased a sentimental card, or called in a flower delivery in time. Not to worry — at BHG.com, we’ve assembled a list of Mother’s Day Brunch suggestions so you can treat any mom like a queen for a day — at least in the culinary sense.
Read more here: Which mom-type do you have? Match your mom to a Mother’s Day recipe
Peanut butter, perhaps one of the best creations ever to pair with jelly, or chocolate, or ice cream, or practically anything, is getting a makeover. Babble writer Melissa Roberts says it’s a national emergency when her household runs out of the sticky lunch staple – a favorite of her little boy, Henry, who as she says, never seems to tire of eating it in a sandwich. So she decided to mix it up, and mix it in, with a few new recipes to experiment with it beyond the lunch box. He was delighted, she says, when presented with “chicken on a stick with peanut butter sauce” (a.k.a satay-style chicken) at the dinner table. The sauce is so easy to make, and keeps (well covered) in the fridge, for a week.
Read more here: Easy Peanut Sauce Recipe for 6 Family Meals
