CONTEST: Cheesecake Recipe

Is your recipe better than Junior’s Lemon Coconut Cheesecake? Photo courtesy Junior’s. Junior’s Restaurant—a favorite of cheesecake-loving New Yorkers for 6 decades—is celebrating its 60th birthday with a national contest for the next great flavor of its cheesecake. The company already has dozens of delicious cheesecake flavors, from Original Plain, Chocolate Swirl and best-selling Strawberry…
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Tip Of The Day: Perfect Baked Potato

Is there a correct way to “open” a baked potato? Yes! says the Idaho Potato Commission. Pierce the baked potato with a knife or fork, once lengthwise and crosswise. Press the potato at both ends and it watch it “blossom.” If the potato is too hot to handle, use kitchen tongs or silicon gloves/pot holders.…
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NEWS: Locapour Joins Locavore

You may be a locavore, but are you a locapour? When in Texas, drink Texas wine (photo © Texas Department Of Agriculture).   According to the Washington Post, the “drink local” movement is on its way to joining the locavore “eat local foods” movement. Californians have it easy with many thousands of local wines, that…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Gift Certificates From Blurb Photo Books

Looking for a great personalized gift idea? Look no further than Blurb Photo Books, this week’s Gourmet Giveaway prize. Two winners will be given $40 to spend on the website that allows customers to create their own personalized books. Using hundreds of professionally-designed layouts (or their own, unique layouts) each winner could create a family…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Perfect Steak, No Grill

No grill? No worry! Photo courtesy Allen Brothers, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week. You don’t have to have an outdoor or indoor grill to make a great steak. Try this chef-honed technique that uses the oven and the stovetop: For two strip steaks or rib eyes (1-1/2″ thick) or filet mignons (2-1/2″ thick):…
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