TIP OF THE DAY: Eliminate Microwave Spatter & An Excellent Gourmet Pasta Sauce

No need to spatter sauce all over the microwave. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   To save cleaning a saucepan, we often microwave sauces in the bottle or jar. Dessert sauces are thick and don’t spatter. But pasta sauces can create microwave spatters that take more time to clean than the saucepan. Here’s…
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BOOK: Marmalade, by Elizabeth Field

Marmalade could become your new signature dish. Photo courtesy Running Press.   When Elizabeth Field was growing up, she didn’t like the bitter orange marmalade that her parents loved to slather on toast. But as an adult, she was introduced to homemade marmalade and became a convert. Her new book, Marmalade, Sweet & Savory Spreads…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make An Easy Cookie Sundae

You may have had a sundae with a side of cookies but in this simple concept, the cookie become the sundae. A cousin of the ice cream sandwich, a cookie sundae is a lot easier to make. Try it tonight! COOKIE SUNDAE RECIPE Ingredients Per Serving 2 cookies, ideally a chewy style that can be…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Design Your Own Halloween Pizza Recipe

Decorating your own individual Halloween pizza is a fun family dinner activity on the nights leading up to Halloween. Or, turn it into a Halloween party feature. Set out bowls of garnishes—bell pepper, sliced mushrooms pepperoni, olives (eyes)—and let the participants make their own designs. If your kids are too young to plan a design,…
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