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today's recipe: asian chicken salad

Jessica Dillard — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:30:07 +0000

This Asian-inspired salad packs full-flavor and a spicy kick. The best part? You can easily turn leftovers into a light sandwich for next day's lunch.

Prep time: 15 minutes

Total time: 15 minutes

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today's recipe: tuna salad nicoise

Jessica Dillard — Mon, 28 May 2012 19:30:05 +0000

This hearty salad is packed with roasted veggies, olives, potatoes, and tuna. Topped with an easy homemade lemon vinaigrette, this is a dinner you'll want to make again and again.

Prep time: 10 minutes

Total time: 40 minutes

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cocktail o'clock: lemon basil gin and tonic

Danielle Black — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:21:25 +0000

To make a basil simple syrup, bring 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water to a boil. Remove from heat, add 1 cup basil and let steep 20 minutes, strain. In a glass filled with ice, add 1 ounce simple syrup, 2 ounces gin, and 1/2 ounce lemon juice. Top with tonic water and a lemon wedge.

today's recipe: greek chicken cutlets

Jessica Dillard — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:30:12 +0000

When it comes to weeknight dinners, nothing is better than fast and delicious. This Greek-inspired chicken recipe is both of those: The warm chicken with refreshing tomatoes, feta, and olives comes together in just 15 minutes.

Prep time: 15 minutes

Total time: 15 minutes

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find your memorial day menu on pinterest

Jessica Dillard — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:32:45 +0000

Memorial Day weekend is the perfect chance to break out the grill and start making some of your favorite summer foods. We've taken our best refreshing salads, cool cocktails, juicy grilled meats, and icy pops and pinned them to our new "Summer" and "Grilling" Pinterest boards. Check out our site for recipes that will keep you inspired and satisfied all summer long.

today's recipe: Spaghetti with Tuna, Lemon, and Breadcrumbs

Jessica Dillard — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:30:44 +0000

Dress up plain spaghetti with basic pantry staples. Tuna and Kalamata olives give the dish a rich, Mediterranean flavor, and homemade breadcrumbs add a simple crunch.

Prep time: 25 minutes

Total time: 25 minutes

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today's recipe: Asian Steak Salad with Cucumber and Napa Cabbage

Jessica Dillard — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:30:07 +0000

Salad for dinner has never been so fulfilling with this refreshing mix filled with protein-rich steak and roasted peanuts. The best part is that steak is just as tasty cold: Save some for lunch tomorrow or later in the week.

Prep time: 25 minutes

Total time: 25 minutes

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today's recipe: classic fried chicken

Jessica Dillard — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:30:10 +0000

With this simple recipe you can make crunchy, tender fried chicken right in your own kitchen. Skip the takeout and enjoy this comfort food classic tonight.

Prep time: 45 minutes

Total time: 45 minutes, plus marinating

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today's recipe: Crispy Shrimp with Tartar Sauce and Red-Cabbage Slaw

Jessica Dillard — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:30:21 +0000

Sacrifice the fat but not the flavor: these tender baked shrimp are crunchy without all the weight of heavy grease, making for a light and delectable dinner.

Prep time: 30 minutes

Total time: 30 minutes

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a book to boost your food IQ

Jessica Dillard — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:22:43 +0000

Have you ever wondered who baked the first chocolate chip cookie? How about how coffee came to be a popular beverage? The answers to these questions and other food fun facts are comedically explained in Josh Chetwynd's How the Hot Dog Found its Bun. Chetwynd explores happy accidents of the food world, such as why bubblegum is pink and who served the first plate of nachos. Equal parts history and trivia, the book answers food questions you didn't even know you had (and debunks a few myths along the way). Here are some of our favorite tidbits...

1. Wheaties were invented when a health clinician from Minnesota accidentally dripped gruel onto a hot stove. The resulting flakes eventually morphed into what we now know as The Breakfast of Champions.

2. The first cheese puff came from a livestock feed machine used to make rabbit food.

3. And the first chocolate chip cookie? That honor goes to Ruth Graves Wakefield, who ran out of nuts to add to her butter cookies one day at her inn (called the Toll House). She promptly broke up a Nestlé chocolate bar with an ice pick, and you can guess what happened next. That year Nestlé began selling their chocolate in "morsel" form with Wakefield's recipe printed on the bag. The rest was history.