RECIPE: Cherry Tomato Bruschetta

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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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Smoke Fish On A Gas Grill

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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Memorable Champagne Cocktail Recipes: French 75 & Kir Royale

[1] Celebrate Bastille Day with a French 75 cocktail (photo © Tanqueray). [2] Invented in Dijon, France, Kir and its variations have a base of crème de cassis, blackcurrant liqueur (photo © Chandon USA). [3] Cheers (photo © Champagne Bureau).   Today’s tip will help you make a perfect champagne cocktail, with advice from the…
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FOOD FUN: BLT Gazpacho

Bright red tomato gazpacho shows off the BLT topping. Photo courtesy Munchery.com.   Like BLTs? Turn the concept into a soup, as Munchery.com did with this tomato gazpacho. There are as many recipes for gazpacho as there are people who make them. Each region of Spain has its own preferred style, dating back hundreds of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make The Best French Fries

If you love to make French fries, you need a fry basket. Photo courtesy Calphalon.   Today is National French Fry Day, the perfect day to explore how to make the best French fries. We contacted our friends at the Idaho Potato Commission, a website with tons of tips and recipes. They start by advising…
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