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To Serve Salad with Pita Chips: Divide the pasta mixture among small salad bowls. Serve with one 1 1/2-ounce package unsalted pita chips.Nutrition analysis per serving: 212 calories, 9 g protein, 25 g carbohydrate, 9 g total fat (2 g sat. fat), 8 mg cholesterol, 4 g fiber, 4 g total sugar, 13% Vitamin A, 21% Vitamin C, 385 mg sodium, 10% calcium, 13% iron icon vegetarian, lower carb

Tips Slice mushrooms. Prep green beans as directed in Step 1. Chill in an airtight container up to 24 hours. Prep and cook recipe as directed. Alternative to goat cheese Any salty cheese would work such as feta, Parmesan, Asiago or blue cheese.

Read on to learn the best fruits to grill and perfect cheese pairings, plus score some assembly inspiration from some Instagram-trending grilled fruit and cheese charcuterie board ideas. The Best Fruits to Grill You might be surprised by all of your options for grilled fruit! Of course, sturdy planks of large fruits work well, but smaller, more tender fruits are also good to grill once you place them on skewers....

½ cup finely chopped celery (1 stalk) ¼ cup thinly sliced green onions ⅓ cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 teaspoon snipped fresh tarragon or 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon

4 ounce dried New Mexico, ancho, and/or pasilla chile peppers ½ teaspoon caraway seeds ½ teaspoon coriander seeds ½ teaspoon cumin seeds 5 cloves garlic, peeled 3 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon kosher salt 3 tablespoon water Sweet Harissa Sauce Replace chile peppers with 1 cup roasted red sweet peppers. Omit step 1. Makes 60 (1-tsp.) servings. Per serving: 8 cal., 1 g fat (0 g sat....

Brie-Thyme In a small bowl microwave 3 Tbsp. honey and 1 fresh thyme sprig 30 seconds. Let stand 5 minutes; remove thyme. After roasting fruit, stuff thinly sliced Brie between fruit slice. Roast, uncovered, 2 minutes. Drizzle with honey and sprinkle with chopped walnuts and/or sea salt flakes.Nutrition analysis per serving: 241 calories, 6 g protein, 26 g carbohydrate, 14 g total fat (9 g sat. fat), 44 mg cholesterol, 2 g fiber, 23 g total sugar, 8% Vitamin A, 8% Vitamin C, 371 mg sodium, 6% calcium, 2% iron

Once you’ve snapped the perfect photo, post it on your public Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter account with #ArborDayAtHome. Then, the Arbor Day Foundation will plant one tree for every post (up to 50,000 trees) through their Replanting Our Nation’s Forests program. The goal is to help replant forests in the U.S. that are currently recovering from wildfires, storms, and insect damage. Usually, communities unite on Arbor Day to plant trees and learn about conservation....

4 yellow sweet peppers 1 medium onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon snipped fresh thyme leaves 1 teaspoon snipped fresh oregano leaves ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon black pepper With roasted mushrooms: Prepare as directed above. While roasted tenderloin stands, prepare mushrooms. Toss 1 pound of halved mixed mushrooms with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper....

Before you go shopping, do your homework. Determine if your old countertops can be repaired or revived. If you need new countertops, shop with proper measurements in hand to help you estimate material costs. Have a good idea of what type of countertop best suits your kitchen work habits; if you prefer easy-care countertops, pay attention to each material’s maintenance requirements. Here are a few things worth considering when reviewing your countertop needs....

What NOT to Compost While there are a few materials such as onion scraps, citrus peels, egg shells, and stale bread that are best added only in small amounts, the following items should never be put in your compost bin. 1. Meat and Fish Scraps That stench of old seafood or the fetid smell of rotting meat are foul, to be sure. But the same repulsive scents are magnets for skunks, raccoons, rats, flies, and a lot of other wild critters, including a few neighborhood pets....

½ cup mascarpone cheese, softened 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon whipping cream

As a whole, hostas are genetically unstable plants. This causes them to mutate regularly or “sport.” A sport occurs when a hosta that may be typically all green sends up a new leaf that looks different—for example, variegated. If this variegated sport is stable (meaning it doesn’t turn back to green after a while), it can be divided and treated as a new variety. You may occasionally see some blooms above the foliage of hostas....