TIP OF THE DAY: Keep Fruit From Browning

Even though our pears ended up baked toa brown color, we didn’t want them tooxidize before baking. Photo by LouisHiemstra | IST.   When we received a generous gift of juicy Royal Riviera Pears from Harry & David, we were excited to explore all kinds of pear recipes: pear tarts, pickled pears, pear sorbet, and…
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RECIPE: Cheesecake Factory Luau Salad

The Cheesecake Factory just emailed us about their new Luau Salad. Wow, we thought: just what we’re in the mood for. It’s a more glamorous variation of a Chinese chicken salad, substituting mango for mandarin orange segments. Alas, The Cheesecake Factory has no locations in New York City, where we live. So we did the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Why You Need An Oven Thermometer

If you’ve noticed that your baked foods are overcooked or undercooked—and you’ve followed the instructions to the letter—you need an oven thermometer. Just like a piano needs tuning, an oven needs to be calibrated to the correct temperature. While calibration is set at the factory, ovens easily lose their calibration over time and will run…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Teatulía Organic Tea Bags

Teatulia teas are organic, sustainably packaged, and help their Bangladeshcommunity. Photo by River Soma | THE NIBBLE.   Teatulía produces the best organic tea bags we’ve tried to date. Why is the tea so flavorful? The tea leaves are very fresh: There’s no middleman who buys and warehouses the tea, then sells it to marketers…
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