Year: 2012

TIP OF THE DAY: Enjoy Raw Corn Plain Or In A Recipe

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Many vegetables are enjoyed raw, so why not corn? Like broccoli, carrots, green beans and zucchini, fresh corn—eaten on the cob or sliced off it—is delicious. When we get home from the farmers market with our fresh-picked corn, we husk and enjoy an ear on the spot. No butter or salt is needed—in fact, the…
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COOKING VIDEO: How To Remove Corn From The Cob

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  It’s easy to remove corn kernels from the cob with a sharp chef’s knife. But if you use a tube pan or bundt pan to anchor the ear, it’s even easier. You’ll find the technique in the video below so useful, we bet you’ll be making corn salad or fresh corn salsa through the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Enjoy A Watermelon Salad With Feta, Goat Cheese Or Mozzarella

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Watermelon salad is so delicious and easy, we wonder why we never see it on restaurant menus. We eat it daily during the hot weather. The watermelon is so juicy and hydrating, we can’t get enough of it. We adapted this recipe from Mozzarella Company, one of the greatest American cheese makers and a NIBBLE…
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Food On A Stick: Kobe Beef Lollipops & Chicken Lollipops

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[1] Not another pig-in-a-blanket: Kobe/wagyu beef hot dog lollipops (photos #1 and #5 © Elegant Affairs Caterers). [2] Puff pastry is a great asset if you want to turn out elegant appetizers and desserts (photo © Our Harvest). [3] “American Kobe, a.k.a. wagyu beef hot dogs from Snake River Farms (photo © Snake River Farms).…
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TIP OF THE DAY: The New Martini Garnish, Cornichons

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Add a cornichon—along with an optional olive or cocktail onion—to your Martini (photo by Elvira Kalviste | © THE NIBBLE.   As we were enjoying some cornichons with a plate of pâté and cheese, we wondered: Why aren’t these cute little pickles served with Martinis? People love pickles—and many people don’t like olives or cocktail…
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