TIP OF THE DAY: Gourmet Lemonade & An Electric Citrus Press (Juicer)

The easiest way to juice citrus. Photo courtesy Krups. Information about the juicer.   We had dinner at a friend’s house the other night and found her juicing lemons with an old-fashioned citrus reamer (a ridged cone set on a handle). If you rarely juice a lemon, it works just fine. But if you regularly…
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Make Lobster Rolls With Chef Jasper White’s Recipe

  June 15th is National Lobster Day. Where we live, people are crazy for lobster rolls. Just the merest announcement that some small restaurant in a remote neighborhood serves them, ensures a pilgrimage with lines down the block. So today’s tip is: Make your own lobster rolls. Make a lobster roll feast an annual family…
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PRODUCT: York Peppermint Patty Ice Cream Bars

Lovers of York Peppermint Patties (us included) can cool off this summer with York Ice Cream bars, made by Good Humor, a Univlever brand. (The York Peppermint Pattie candy brand is owned by Hershey Company, and the ice cream is made under license.) The three-ounce rounds of peppermint ice cream are dipped in a dark…
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FATHER’S DAY GIFT: Irresistible Cheesecake Pops

Cheesecake Pops are irresistible and fun. Photo courtesy Le Chateaux.   There’s still time to send Dad a delicious and memorable Father’s Day gift: Cheesecake Pops from chef David Burke. Order them today for overnight delivery. From the moment Burke created these pops, some eight years ago, we were in love with them: a favorite…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Fancy Butter Ramekins

Our mother, an inspired cook, created a fancy butter presentation for special dinners. To put a stick of butter on the table simply wouldn’t do. Using a set of two grooved wooden “butter paddles”—an item so archaic it isn’t even sold on Amazon.com—she cut chunks of butter from the stick and paddled them into perfectly…
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