TIP OF THE DAY: Honey + A Raspberry Honey Mojito Recipe

September is National Honey Month. Celebrate by replacing table sugar with honey in your tea, in baking and other recipes. But don’t do it because you think honey is better for you. Truth to tell, honey and sugar are so close in calories, nutrition (both have none or marginal nutrients) and glycemic index* that it…
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Savory Custard Recipes For Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

[1] Parmesan quiche with arugula salad: as a light lunch or a first course for dinner. Here’s the recipe (photo © The Secret Menu).   Custard is one of our favorite dishes: a symphony of cream, eggs and flavorings. Most people consider custard to be sweet—a dessert that ranges from good old American chocolate pudding…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Shishito Chile (Or Pepper Or Chile Pepper)

Before cooking, bright green. Photo courtesy SpoonForkBacon.com.   The shishito pepper is a relative newcomer to American cuisine. Finger-shaped, slender and sweet (not hot), it is growing in popularity as a snack, blistered on the stove top or grill. The shishito is named after its shape: The tip of the chili pepper was seen to…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Roasted Peach & Chicken Salad

Inspired feasting: grilled chicken salad with grilled peaches. Photo courtesy Good Eggs.   There are so many ways to approach an entrée salad. This suggestion, from our favorite artisan grocer, Good Eggs of San Francisco, combines grilled proteins with grilled fruit. (They can be oven-roasted instead.) Good Eggs also suggests that instead of an all-green…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Tortilla Bowls (Fill With Grilled Chicken Salad!)

Make your own tortilla baskets. They’re tastier than the commercial variety served at many Tex-Mex restaurants. Photo courtesy Chef Ingrid Hoffmann.   For many years of our youth, one of our favorite restaurant lunches was Mexican-style chicken salad in a tortilla bowl. As our palate evolved, we realized that a lot of those tortilla bowls…
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