JULY 4TH: Star-Shaped Sandwich Skewers

We loved this idea from Smucker’s, which uses its creamy Jif peanut butter and seedless strawberry jam to make these charming sandwiches. You don’t have to use PB&J: Any sweet or savory spread will do. You can make some very sophisticated combinations for adults. Prep time is 15 minutes. You can also make these into…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Cedar Paper Grilling Wraps

Halibut wrapped in cedar grilling paper, for cooking on the stove top. It’s served with citrus pesto. Here’s the recipe. Photo courtesy Fire & Flavor.   No grill? If you want an infusion of cedar flavor in your food, that’s no problem. Instead of a grill with cedar chips, get some cedar grilling papers. Made…
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PRODUCT: SunGold Golden Kiwi Fruit

Kiwi: It’s not just green. Photo courtesy Zespri.   In the late 1970s, New Zealand kiwifruit growers began experimenting with the breeding of a golden kiwifruit (in the U.S., we call it “kiwi” for short). Seeds were imported from China, where a female plant was chosen for its yellow flesh and excellent flavor, and was…
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PRODUCT: Nestle Pure Life, Unsweetened Exotic Flavored Water

Sparkling Tangerine and Orange Peach Pineapple. Photo courtesy Nestlé.   On a beastly hot and humid day like today, our strategy is to keep inside in the A/C as much as possible, and never leave the A/C without a couple of bottles of ice-cold water. (TIP: Freeze one of the bottles of water. It will…
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RECIPE: Beer Batter Onion Rings

Onion rings with horseradish-dill sauce instead of ketchup. Photo courtesy QVC.   Try something different for National Onion Rings Day, June 23rd. The standard condiment is ketchup, beer-battered onion rings are delicious with a horseradish dipping sauce. Here’s a recipe from QVC’s chef David Venable. It even bows to tradition by including some ketchup! What…
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