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It’s National Ice Cream Month, which we interpret to include all frozen desserts. There is no National Frozen Yogurt Month, No Sherbet/Sorbet Month. The history of frozen desserts dates back to 2000 B.C.E. when the Chinese used syrups to flavor snow. Fruit juices were turned into fruit ices. Honey and aromatic spices expanded the menu…
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Quesadillas, anyone? Yes, and make them on the grill for a touch of smoky flavor! For just $7.98, you can get this Quesadilla Grill Basket from Williams-Sonoma, on sale from $19.95. In fact, at these prices get more than one, and grill multiple quesadillas at the same time. Then, enjoy smoky quesadillas hot off the…
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An elegant broth bowl, with duck breast and foie gras. Photo courtesy Duet Brasserie. Are bowl bowls trending? Last month we wrote about layered salad bowls. Today it’s broth bowls—a dish that dates back to prehistory*, as soon as vessels were made to hold soup. Homo sapiens (us modern humans) emerged about 200,000 years…
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We serve bruschetta as an appetizer course as well as an hors d’oeuvre with wine. Photo courtesy Williams-Sonoma. While cherry tomatoes are grown in greenhouses year-round, like all tomatoes, they taste so much better in the summer. In addition to broiling/grilling/roasting/sautéeing cherry tomatoes and adding them to pasta and salads, you can make a…
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Smoky flavor from a gas grillPhoto courtesy Tony Roma’s. Mild hardwood chips add a delicious smoky flavor to grilled fish. Altough most commonly added to charcoal grills and grill-smokers, gas grills can easily be employed to produce tasty smoked (and grilled) fish. We’ve previously reviewed Savu Smoker Bags, an excellent way to add smoke…
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