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Red velvet, white frosting, blue berries. Photo courtesy Wholesome Sweeteners. These festive July 4th cupcakes combine popular red velvet cake with red and blue berries and white frosting (cream cheese!) Thanks to Wholesome Sweeteners, purveyors of organic and Fair Trade sugar, for the recipe. It makes 24 cupcakes. JULY 4TH CUPCAKES: TAKE A BITE…
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On Saturday we provided fish-buying tips from chef Scott Leibfried of Arch Rock Fish restaurant in Santa Barbara. Today, Chef Scott provides some fish-cooking tips to turn home cooks into chefs de poisson. INITIAL DECISIONS FOR COOKING FISH Portion Size. A good portion size for a fish is six to seven ounces. Cooking Method. You…
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How can you make a sophisticated dessert in less than five minutes? Cleanse the palate after a rich dinner? Serve something cool and refreshing? Combine dessert with an “after dinner drink?” Serve a sorbet “cocktail” or mocktail, which in its simplest version combines a scoop of sorbet with sparkling wine or ginger ale. You…
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Are you cooking fish less often because you’re not comfortable with your technique? There are plenty of videos online that show you just how easy it is to cook fish: on the stovetop, in the oven, on the grill. The key is this: don’t overcook it. Fish is far more delicious on the rare side…
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What’s red, white and blue—and delicious? A triple berry shortcake! You can serve this mixed berry shortcake classic style, with whipped cream, or turn it into an “ice cream shortcake” with vanilla ice cream. This recipe is from Mccormick.com. RECIPE: Spiced Triple Berry Shortcake Ingredients For The Berry Filling 2 cups sliced strawberries 1 cup…
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