BOOKS: Funny Food, A Guarantee Of Fun Breakfasts

Funny Food, by Bill & Claire Wurtzel. © 2012 Welcome Enterprises, Inc., www.funnyfood.us.   In 1001 Arabian Nights, the cuckolded King Shahryar executes his faithless wife and proceeds to marry a new virgin every day, executing her the next morning before she has a chance to dishonor him. Eventually his vizier (minister), whose task it…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Tarts With Cookie Dough

It’s hard to find a mascarpone cheese that isn’t delicious, but Crave Brothers Mascarpone has achieved the title of “most delicious,” winning first place awards in the American Cheese Society Competition, The World Dairy Expo and the Wisconsin State Fair Cheese and Butter Contest. Mascarpone is perhaps best known in the U.S. as the base…
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PRODUCT: Santé Candied Pecans, A Sweet, Better-For-You Snack

Santé Pecans. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   Santé Nuts sent us packages of snack nuts in nine varieties: Almonds: Chipotle Almonds, Garlic Almonds Cashews: Cardamom Cashews Pecans: Candied Pecans, Cinnamon Pecans, Roasted Salted Pecans, Sweet and Spicy Pecans Pistachios: Candied Pistachios Walnuts: Candied Walnuts   Even the savory flavors have a touch…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Secondary Sauces, Part 3, Demi-Glace

Become a sauce master: Here’s Part 3 of chef Johnny Gnall’s tutorial on the secondary sauces. Start at the beginning with: The Five Mother Sauces Secondary Sauces: Bearnaise and Creole Secondary Sauces: Cheddar Cheese Sauce and Sauce Suprême   If you have questions or suggestions for other tips, email Chef Johnny. ESPAGNOLE SAUCE BECOMES DEMI-GLACE…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day

The gourmet version of Raisinets, from Lake Champlain Chocolates (certified kosher).   Today is National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day. In the form of Raisinets, the dried-fruit-in-a-candy-shell is a movie theater staple and the third-largest selling candy in U.S. history. To make the candy, raisins are coated with oil and spun in a hot drum with…
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