HALLOWEEN: Vampire Drink

Whether your guests want a glass of white wine, sparkling wine or other clear drink, add a bloody effect with crème de cassis (blackcurrant liqueur) or any red fruit liqueur. For the mocktail set, use raspberry syrup instead of cassis and add it to club soda, ginger ale or lemon-lime soda. If you can’t find…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Use Herbs & Spices Instead Of Salt

Salt substitute. Photo by Dirk Ingo Franke | Wikimedia.   Recently we were lured by a heat-and-eat chicken pot pie from Trader Joe’s. The heating was easy, but the eating, not so much. The filling was totally bland, seemingly lacking in seasoning of any kind. The label mentioned white wine, salt, white pepper, ground savory,…
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RECIPE: Olive Oil Poached Salmon With Sunchokes & Brussels Sprouts

[1] Olive oil-poached salmon (photo © Pom Wonderful). [2] Sunchokes (Jerusalem artichokes) grow underground like potatoes, and can be cooked in the same ways (photo © Melissa’s Produce | Facebook). [3] The smaller the Brussels sprouts, the more tender (photo © Sweetgreen). [4] Crème fraîche is cultured cream like sour cream, but without the latter’s…
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