TIP OF THE DAY: How To Boil Water

How to boil water? Doesn’t everyone know how to boil water? Not everyone knows how to boil water correctly. Here’s some advice from Chef Louis Eguaras, author of 101 Things I Learned In Culinary School. 1. Choose the right size pot. This means a pot large enough to comfortably hold what you need to cook,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Be Sure It’s Whole Grain Bread

Don’t be fooled by package ingredients. If it doesn’t say whole wheat or whole grain, it isn’t. (This sandwich bread is.) Yesterday, we were at the bagel shop perusing our choices. While leaning towards the “everything” bagel, we decided that, as a trade off for all the carbs and cream cheese fat, we should at…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Oil & Vinegar Triage

You can save money by keeping different grades of oil and vinegar for different purposes. For example, basic balsamic vinegar is slightly acidic and best used for salad dressings. The next grade up is significantly smoother, and should be used for finishing and for marinades. Trade up one more step and the balsamic has a…
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PRODUCT: Goat Cheese

An easy-to-make goat cheese-apricot canapé. Photo courtesy Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery. We hear quite a few people say that they don’t like goat cheese. While taste is a very personal thing, goat cheese is our favorite. If you think you don’t like goat cheese, try one of the fresh chèvre, the French word for…
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Video Of The Week: Make Easy Thai Salmon

  This salmon dish, from Martha Drayton of Whole Foods, packs a lot of flavor into one tasty dish. It takes less than 30 minutes to prepare. Salmon is marinated in a coconut curry sauce that takes just a couple of minutes to prepare, then steamed and infused with Thai flavors. For more Thai flavors,…
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