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    Ways to Serve Chives

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    You’ve tried fresh chopped chives added to sour cream and served as a filling for a baked potato. But how about chives added to sour cream to serve with borscht and tomato soup? Fresh-picked and snipped chives are a tasty garnish or flavoring in omelets, scrambled eggs, salads, and soups. Chives are also a perfect […] More

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    Tasty Ways to Cook and Serve Shallots

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    Shallots have a sweet, delicate flavor and aroma. They are more subtle than onion and less pungent than garlic. Shallots can be served raw or cooked. Shallots are most often used as a condiment to enhance the flavor of other foods, but they can be cooked alone as a vegetable. Fresh green shallots with the […] More

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    Six Ways to Cook and Serve Leeks

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    Leeks can be steamed, braised, grilled, and poached. You can also make leek au gratin and leek-potato soup. The flavor and fragrance of leeks are more subtle, delicate, and sweeter than onions. Favorite leek recipe Potato-Leek Soup Simply Made Leeks cooking suggestions Also of interest: How to choose leeks Kitchen Helpers from Amazon: How to […] More

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    Onion Cooking and Serving Tips

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    Onions come in a wide range of sizes, shapes, and colors, as well as specific varieties. There are fresh onions and onions for storage. There are onions for eating raw and onions for cooking. There are mild onions and pungent onions. There are onions that grow best where the days are short and onions that […] More

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    Five Ways to Cook and Serve Garlic

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    Garlic is one of the most common vegetables used for flavoring other foods. It is also one of the best-tasting cooked vegetables. Favorite garlic recipes Roasted Garlic Toast Oyster Mushroom Sautéed in Garlic Green Snap Beans with Garlic Garlic flavor Kitchen Helpers from Amazon: Garlic serving suggestions Garlic cooking suggestions More Cooking Tips How to […] More

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    Tropea Onion—the Red Torpedo

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    There is an onion that comes from Tropea in Calabria, Italy that you will enjoy. It is a mild or “sweet” flavored red onion—many say the sweetest-tasting onion in the world–that will be a welcome addition to the preparation of many meals, and, if all else fails, you can just about make a meal of […] More