TIP OF THE DAY: How To Poach The Perfect Egg

You need practice to poach the perfect egg, but consider it an important part of your culinary skills. If you listen to television’s Top Chefs, you’ll hear the masters say that their first challenge to a prospective line chef is to poach an egg. Today, chef Johnny Gnall takes you through the process. Tomorrow, we’ll…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Irish Breakfast Tea

That comforting cup of Irish breakfast tea is actually Assam, from India. Photo © Olga Miltsova | Dreamstime.   Most tea drinkers have heard of Irish breakfast tea. Fewer have heard of Assam (ah-SAHM). Yet—surprise!—they’re the same tea. The Irish developed such a fondness for the rich, malty black tea from northeast India that they…
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PRODUCT: Yoplait Lactose Free Yogurt

Ever wonder why there’s little or no dairy in Asian cuisine? Why there are plenty of goats in Africa, but not a lot of goat cheese? After weaning, an estimated 65% of humans worldwide, including up to 50 million Americans, decrease their production of lactase. Lactase is produced by the cells that line the small…
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Dish Up This Braised Kale Recipe For National Kale Day

[1] Lacinato kale is also called black Tuscanand dinosaur kale (photo © Good Eggs). [2] Sundried tomatoes are combined with kale in the recipe below (photo © Bella Sun Luci). [3] Don’t forget the garlic (photo © TijanaDrndaski | Unsplash). [4] Lemon zest perks up the recipe (photo © Sunkist).   A few weeks ago,…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes

Here’s another recipe from Justin O’Connor, Executive Chef at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin. The cupcakes will be featured at the restaurant on St. Patrick’s Day. For added Irishness and deliciousness, we added some Bailey’s Irish Cream Liqueur to the frosting. GUINNESS CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES RECIPE Ingredients 10 ounces flour 2 ounces cocoa powder 6 ounces…
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