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French-Inspired Picnic Cheese Board with Baguette, Grapes, and Honey
ByHeather Schiefelbein October 4, 2026
Build an easy no-cook picnic board with a mix of cheeses, sliced baguette, croissants, grapes, and honey, plus simple tips for keeping everything chilled.
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Savory Herb Shortbread Cookies
ByHeather Schiefelbein May 20, 2026
Buttery, crisp-tender shortbread cookies with herbs and Parmesan, made for cheese boards, soups, and easy entertaining.
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Halloween Pumpkin and Red Lentil Soup in Roasted Pumpkin Bowls
A smooth ginger-and-coconut pumpkin soup with red lentils, ladled into small roasted edible pumpkins. Toasted seeds and parsley make a simple autumn finish.
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Amber Toffee Apples for Halloween
Small crisp apples get a thin, glassy candy shell. Golden syrup gives the clear coating a warm amber tint while the apple skin still shows through.
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Halloween Vanilla Cupcakes with Ghosts, Bats and Pumpkins
A dozen vanilla cupcakes dressed with orange and cocoa buttercream. Simple edible fondant shapes make a mixed Halloween tray without changing the cake batter.
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Halloween Pumpkin and Bat Sugar Cookies
Buttery cutout cookies with thin orange pumpkin lines and black bat outlines. Leave the centers bare for a simple finish that lets the vanilla cookie shine.
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Garlic-Soy Tofu with Eggplant and Green Peppers
Golden tofu, soft-centered eggplant and crisp-tender green peppers meet a light garlic-ginger glaze. Cook them in stages so the tofu browns and the vegetables keep their texture, then bring everything together for a meatless family supper.
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Skillet Brussels Sprouts with Lemon Butter
Brown the cut sides first, briefly steam the centers, then finish with butter and lemon. This small-batch autumn side gives you tender Brussels sprouts with browned edges while leaving the oven free.
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Food recalls
Family Farmstead Raw Cheddar Recall: Check the Updated Distribution List
The FDA corrected distribution details for recalled Family Farmstead raw mild cheddar. Check the best-by date and package information; do not eat matching cheese.
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Food recalls
Natural Grocers Recalls Organic Mung Beans Over Possible Glass
Check Natural Grocers Brand Organic mung beans for UPC 000080112600 and one of five pack dates. Stop using matching bags; discard or return them.
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