RECIPE: Asian Beef Skewers (Satay)

Hot dogs, burgers and steaks are traditional Memorial Day fare. But you can travel beyond America and enjoy some global cuisine on the grill. This recipe is from Andrew Zimmern, host of the Travel Channel series Bizarre Foods. There’s nothing bizarre about this recipe, though. “Roadside eateries in Cambodia serve little skewered dishes from morning…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Celery Salad

Celery doesn’t get a lot of respect. In most recipes, it’s an also-ran. But great American cheese maker Paula Lambert shows how it can be a main ingredient, in her Shaved Fennel and Celery Heart Salad. You can eat this salad as an appetizer or side, as a base for a poached chicken breast or…
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PRODUCT: Christine Ferber Jam

Connoisseurs worldwide prize the exquisite jams of Christine Ferber, who is called the “queen of confitures”* by strangers and “the jam fairy” by her friends. The jams are served in such posh places as the Connaught in London, the Crillon and George V in Paris and the Four Seasons in Hong Kong. Mlle Ferber makes…
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RECIPE: Cheese Grits

Hot and hearty cheese grits. Photo courtesy Tillamook.com.   It’s so cold in the Northeast today, we’re warming up with a bowl of steaming cheese grits. If you’re not from the South, you might not totally “get” grits, a thick, creamy porridge. They can be bland in their traditional recipe, with salt and a pat…
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