TIP OF THE DAY: 10 Trending Sauces To Know (And Use!)

Yesterday we recommended serving proteins “three ways.” One of the ways to differentiate them is with sauces, and we recommended a look at the famed mother sauces of France. Then, we got an email from Food & The Menu, a magazine for chefs. The new issue features “10 Sauces Of The Moment”—options that span the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make It A Trio

Once upon a time there was a magical restaurant in Wheeling, Illinois, Le Français, the creation of chef-owner Jean Banchet. There, among other glories, we were first introduced to the “trio” approach he brought from his classic French training: Whatever protein you hungered for—beef, duck, seafood, veal—would be served in three different preparations on one…
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RECIPE: Bread Salad #2 (Panzanella)

Bread salad: Try it, you’ll love it. Photo courtesy Pillsbury.   Several weeks ago we published a recipe for panzanella, Tuscan bread salad. While perusing other recipes, we discovered this one on Pillsbury.com, submitted by Carrian Cheney of the blog, Oh Sweet Basil. It’s what to do when you have leftover French or Italian bread,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Check Your Cooking Spray Ingredients

Some 50 years ago, the debut of the first spray cooking oil, PAM, was a game changer for many cooks. But over the years, the joy of convenience and calorie savings gave way to wariness of the chemical propellants—petroleum, propane and isobutene—said to be 11% of the contents in the aerosol spray can. Today’s tip…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Peanut Dipping Sauce

A three-ingredient peanut sauce (photo © Lizzie Mabbot | Lizzy Eats London).   If you’re a fan of peanut sauce for dipping, making sesame noodles or drizzling over steamed vegetables, and diluted with salad oil for a salad dressing. While the preparation is simple—just combine the ingredients in a bowl and blend—depending on the recipe,…
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