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Dinner

Broiled Tilapia with Tomato and Basil

Posted 12/07/2012 by Laura Weinreb

Once you discover how easy it is to cook fish in your oven’s broiler you’ll get hooked like I did. Not only it comes out perfectly, brown on the outside and very moist on the inside, but if you line your baking sheet with non stick foil there are no dishes to wash! Ingredients: (serves [...]

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Dinner

Watercress, Avocado and Almonds Salad With Sweet Balsamic Dressing

Posted 12/06/2012 by Laura Weinreb

  Ingredients: (serves 4) 1 bunch of watercress, trimmed and coarsely chopped 2 ripe hass avocados 1 cup of roasted unsalted almonds chopped 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon of honey salt and pepper to taste Arrange the watercress and the avocados diced in a bowl. To [...]

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Dinner

Best French fries in the U.S.

Posted 11/26/2012 by Toni Napier

French Fries come in all shapes, sizes and colors.  You have your shoestring fries, tots, steak fries, crinkle and even wedges to name a few.  Even though their name sounds very international, french fries are about as American as any food can be — they’re deep-fried, they’re the quintessential vehicle for ketchup (America’s favorite condiment, [...]

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Dessert

Say it’s not so…Hostess is closing their Doors

Posted 11/16/2012 by Toni Napier

Hostess Brands — the maker of such iconic baked goods as Twinkies, Drake’s Devil Dogs and Wonder Bread — announced Friday that it is asking a federal bankruptcy court for permission to close its operations, blaming a strike by bakers protesting a new contract imposed on them.

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Breakfast

An Open Letter to WaffleBot

Posted 10/24/2012 by Sarah Brown

Dear Wafflebot, I had a dream last night that you were real. You woke me up just in time for work and had already cooked breakfast for me: Waffles, My favorite! You are the only one who knows just how I like my waffles prepared and you cheerfully make them each day. If you were [...]

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Dessert

Recipe: Ghastly Meringues

Posted 10/24/2012 by Karin Abcarians

Keeping the theme of Halloween recipes going, here’s an awesome recipe for Ghastly Meringues, courtesy of the Food Network Magazine. Total Time: 1 hr 35 min Prep: 20 min Cook: 1 hr 15 min Yield: 8 to 10 meringues Level: Easy Ingredients 3 large egg whites 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips Directions Preheat [...]

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