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Creamy Corn Bisque Is A Lean Surprise -- When local corn is in season, I can dine on half a dozen ears, steamed or in their husk, with the warm, earth-spice smell of the vine still clinging to them. For me, fresh corn needs nothing more than a light sprinkling of salt and pepper to taste heavenly.
**Article includes recipe for Summer Corn Bisque.
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Cooking With Tea -- Although most Americans think of tea as simply a beverage that can either stimulate and refresh or sooth and relax, tea is also a remarkable and versatile ingredient.
**Article includes a recipe for Tea Rice with Fruit and Nuts.
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Feature Fruit Before Dessert -- Trend-setting chefs are busy turning menus topsy-turvy, serving brownies made with black bean purée and tarts featuring glazed cherry tomatoes for dessert. Although some dishes are faddish, others feature familiar foods at unexpected points in a meal or time of day and are worth trying.
**Article includes recipe for Watermelon Salad.
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Fun Food For Finicky Teens -- When the school year ends and teens get together to celebrate their freedom, think of Vietnamese summer rolls as they congregate at your place, hungry as usual.
**Article includes recipe for Vietnamese Lettuce Rolls.
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Chicken Dinner, Updated -- You may remember a time in the past when a formal family dinner took place on Sunday, with two parents plus offspring sitting down at a carefully set table to share roast chicken, mashed potatoes, and all the trimmings – dishes we now nostalgically call comfort food.
**Article includes recipe for Herbed Chicken With Bulgur.
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Mushroom Magic -- September is National Mushroom Month. It’s also Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, a fortuitous coincidence, as mushrooms are rich in selenium, a mineral that, according to various studies, appears to help lower the risk of prostate cancer. They are also delicious and multi-talented in the ways they can be used, from thin raw slices in a salad to a meaty portobello burger.
**Article includes recipe for Mushroom Pâté.
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The Most Versatile Vegetable? -- Butternut squash is one of the handiest and healthiest vegetables you can serve. It might win the vegetable versatility award, as you can bake or roast it, steam or boil it, use it in stews or a stir-fry. Butternut squash is good in soups, main dishes, as a side dish, and even for dessert, where it can take the place of pumpkin or sweet potato as a pie filling.
**Article includes recipe for Butternut Squash Enchiladas with Salsa Verde.
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The World Of Vinegar -- Pungent vinegar has been around even longer than wine, although its name comes from vin aigre, French for sour wine. Vinegar occurs naturally when certain bacteria convert the alcohol in a fermented base into acetic acid.
**Article includes recipe for Chimichurri Sauce.
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