Americans love their meat. According to Global Agriculture, the average rate of consumption last year was 222 pounds of red meat or poultry. Even accounting for chicken and turkey, that’s a lotta beef landing on picnic and dining room tables. But unless you’re an expert – like, say, a working chef who prepares beef day and night in a restaurant – you may not recognize a tender piece of meat in the raw. Here are some tips from the pros about how to judge and choose the best options in the meat section for cooking and grilling.
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Farmer’s Markets (like the one every Thursday in Erie from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.) present choice produce options throughout the summer and our motto is carpe diem! Seize the day, and stock up on juicy fruits and delectable produce, home-grown in Colorado for the mile-high minions. We’ve waited all year long to score some of those luscious farmer berries, cherries, apricots and melons to create one-of-a-kind summery fruit desserts. Just look at all these options!
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You probably knew you can eat dandelion greens in a salad and make wine out of the yellow blooms. But did you know that you can eat daylilies? And dahlias? And hostas? What a colorful feast!
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Warning: do not proceed to read this blog if you are the least bit hungry. We guarantee just talking about these scrummy breakfast bowls will give you the growls and stimulate your saliva glands! That’s right, it’s time to swap the cereal in your bowl for another morning taste treat, delish and complete. Already had your breakfast? Then you might be safe — read on!
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There’s nothing worse – especially for the frugal foodie – than throwing out perfectly good food. Or food that WAS perfectly good and is now perfectly spoiled. Food-borne pathogens are responsible for 9.4 million illnesses a year (!) including the Noro-virus, salmonella, e-coli and listeria. And for anyone who’s experienced food poisoning – it ain’t no fun! So we put together the must-have list of when to throw out foods – and we’re not taking any chances!
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If you sometimes have trouble coming up with quick-to-fix and varied meals night after night, check out these meal delivery kit reviews. The prices vary a bit and you may have to weigh convenience and ease over cost, but for busy lives, meal kits offer time-savings and timely service, delivering all the fixin’s for dinner right to your front door.
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Chinese New Year 2019 – the Year of the Pig — starts on February 5 and runs until February 19 (but actually started in mid-January). The dates change every year – in accord with the Lunar calendar — and the occasion is also referred to as the Spring Festival in modern China, when families honor their ancestors, their homes, heavenly deities and feast upon traditional foods and dishes.
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No matter who you’re rooting for this Sunday in the Super Bowl (4:30 p.m. on CBS), you’re going to want a steady supply of game day food to get you in the mood and keep you there. If you’re throwing a tailgating party in your living room, we’ve got the drinks and the snacks to please any crowd. And even if it’s just you and your main squeeze, we’ve got easy options for finger foods, dips and drinks.
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Is anyone surprised that January is Slow Cooker Month? What better time to march out all the comfort food recipes you can find for your Crockpot® on cold winter nights! You can cozy up to a yummy bowl of soup, with veggies, cheese, meat and pasta – and don’t worry, there’ll be plenty of time to work off those carbs when the warm weather’s back! For now, load up for the season of slow cookery!
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Some family recipes are such a fiercely-guarded secret that only one person knows them and selectively passes them down to children and grandchildren. We don’t know about you, but as soon as we hear “secret family recipe” we HAVE to know what it is. Because if it’s been kept in the family for decades, generations even, it has to be good. Or great. And the saliva glands just start working overtime until we find out. If that’s you – you’ll appreciate the hunt we launched for secret family recipes — just in time for Thanksgiving!
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