TIP: Mango, A Year-Round Fruit

Mango is a fruit we think of as summery: tropical, juicy, yellow-orange and just heavenly as sorbet and in a frozen Mango Margarita. But mango is a year-round fruit, with different varieties coming into season at different times. So it can be enjoyed in desserts, incorporated into dips and relishes, and enjoyed in hundreds of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Salmon Salad With Easy Homemade Ranch Dressing

Pretty as a picture, and much tastier. Photo courtesy Stasty.com.   If you have less-than-great memories of salmon salad made from less-than-stellar canned salmon: Forget them. They have nothing to do with this delicious salmon salad recipe—something you can be assured of just by looking at the tempting photo. This salmon salad is the creation…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Fresh Salmon Burgers

With Labor Day festivities on the near horizon, how about something new and different on your burger menu? Head to the nearest Wal-Mart Super Store and look for the ground salmon and whole filet burgers from MacKnight Food Group. Your local fishmonger should also be able to help you out with house-ground salmon burgers. In…
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FOOD FUN: “Rose” Vegetable Tart & Apple Tart

A gorgeous vegetable tart. Photo courtesy Stasty.com.   Is this food fun or food art? Perhaps this colorful, spiral vegetable tart is both. The masterpiece was created by a U.K. blogger, Vicky (no surname provided) of Stasty.com. “Carrying on from my Rose Apple Tarts [see below],” says Vicki, “I decided to make a similar savoury…
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Kahlúa Ice Cream Float Recipe For National Kahlua Day

[1] Cool off with coffee liqueur and ice cream. Here’s a recipe that also includes vodka, from Onion Rings And Things (photo © Onion Rings And Things). [2] You can make this float with coffee or vanilla ice cream…or a scoop of each. Here’s the recipe for this homemade coffee ice cream (photo © Baked…
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