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“Beet” the winter blues with a shrub: Mix 2 cups water, 1 cup beet juice, ½ cup each lemon juice and sugar and ¼ cup vinegar. Chill 2 days; add to seltzer.
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Taco Tuesday! For a healthy twist, pile spiced ground beef, diced avocado and salsa on butter lettuce leaves.
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018
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Back to work and school this week? Prep the overnight oats on page 53 for tomorrow’s breakfast.
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national day of service. Go to nokidhungry.org to find out how to set up a fund-raiser near you.
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New year, new crop of brave young bakers: Catch the first episode of Kids Baking Championship tonight at 9 p.m. ET.
It’s chilly out— time for some chili! Go to foodnetwork .com/easychili for great slow-cooker recipes.
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Try a new hump day treat: faux ice cream! Blend 4 frozen bananas with ¼ cup each cocoa powder and peanut butter in a food processor. Freeze.
Stick to your resolutions with this light dinner: Toss shrimp with pesto, frozen corn and cherry tomatoes; wrap in foil. Bake at 450˚, 12 minutes.
Detox after the holidays: Add ½ thinly sliced cucumber, 1 sliced lemon, a handful of fresh mint and a few ginger slices to a pitcher of water.
Europeans first landed in Hawaii 240 years ago on this day. Make pineapple pops: Dip skewered rings in chocolate and sprinkle with coconut; freeze.
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In France, bakeries hide charms in cakes today for Three Kings Day. Poke a dried bean into the bottom of a cake—whoever finds it is king for the day!
Quebec’s Winter Carnival starts this weekend, a good excuse to try a shortcut poutine: Top baked fries with gravy and mozzarella. Broil to melt.
FAUX ICE CREAM, PINEAPPLE POPS AND LETTUCE TACOS: RYAN DAUSCH; FOOD STYLING: BRETT KURZWEIL. GINGER: JON PATERSON/STUDIO D. BUNDT CAKE: CON POULOS. POUTINE, SHRIMP AND SHRUB: LEVI BROWN.
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