GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Sea Cuisine Seafood

Whether you’re in the mood for Asian, Caribbean, Italian or good modern American cuisine, Sea Cuisine has an entrée for you. If you win this week’s Gourmet Giveaway, you’ll be able to choose from a wide variety of chef-inspired recipes, including Tortilla Crusted Tilapia, Tuscan Parmesan Crusted Shrimp and Roasted Garlic & Herb Scallops. Sea…
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RECIPE: Guacamole Hors D’Oeuvre

A new way to enjoy guacamole! Photo courtesy FronteraFiesta.com. Guacamole is popular party fare. But for a sophisticated cocktail party, you don’t want to dip tortilla chips. Turn that guac into something special with this recipe from Top Chef Masters winner Rick Bayless, owner of Chicago’s Frontera Grill and Topolobampo restaurants. RECIPE: CHERRY TOMATOES WITH…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Cook With “Mise En Place”

One of the first terms a culinary school student learns is mise en place (meez on plahss)—French for “everything in its place.” It means that everything needed to prepare and serve a recipe—the prepped ingredients, utensils, pots, pans and plates—is gathered and ready to use before the cooking begins. This allows the cook to work…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Salsa Month

Photo by Bluestocking | IST. May is National Salsa Month, honoring America’s most popular condiment: Since the early 1991, more salsa has been sold than ketchup! Salsa is the Spanish word for a sauce of finely chopped vegetables, that dates back to the ancient Aztecs. Red salsas are tomato-based, green salsas are tomatillo-based and there…
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