VALENTINE’S DAY: Coeur à la Crème Cheese Course

Say “I love you” with sweetened mascarpone and raspberry purée. Photo courtesy Peabody Rudd. If you love mascarpone, the extra-rich “Italian cream cheese” that’s the base of tiramisu, then you might want to whip up a Coeur à la Crème for Valentine’s Day. The luscious mascarpone creation can serve as a cheese course prior to…
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Farmed Vs. Wild Salmon: Watch Out For Farmed & Norwegian Salmon

[1] A salmon farm (photo © Monterey Bay Aquarium). [2] Raw salmon fillet (photo © Sitka Salmon Shares).   Wild salmon and other fish are more costly, but farmed fish is controversial for numerous reasons. One is that they are threatening the wild salmon population. There are concerns that in another generation, there may be…
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VALENTINE’S DAY: Chocolate Tasting

For goober-loving Americans, Green & Black’s of the U.K. has introduced its first U.S.-exclusive flavor. The newest addition to the Green & Black’s family of premium organic chocolate bars is the Peanut bar, a blend of premium 37% cacao dark milk chocolate with delectable caramelized peanuts and a hint of sea salt. Whether you’re single…
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VALENTINE’S DAY: Most Romantic Restaurants

A romantic table at Auberge du Soleil in Napa Valley. Going out to dinner for Valentine’s Day? OpenTable.com has compiled a list of the nation’s most romantic restaurants as judged by users of the online reservations service. OpenTable analyzed more than 4 million reviews from last year to build the list of 50 restaurants from…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Melt His/Her Heart

What’s for dessert tonight? February 5th is National Chocolate Fondue Day. Chocolate fondue is always a hit. And it’s easy to make. (Fondue comes from the French word fondre, to melt. Melt the chocolate and other ingredients, and start dipping.) First, take a look at these recipes for dark chocolate fondue and white chocolate fondue.…
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