TIP OF THE DAY: Winter Fruit Substitutes

Fuyu persimmons can substitute for summer tomatoes. Top photo by Jirkaejc | IST. Bottom photo courtesy Good Eggs | San Francisco.   Eating seasonally, a practice that has always existed in culinary meccas like France and Italy (and existed everywhere by default prior to modern transportation and food technology), is an idea that’s been promulgated…
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VALENTINE’S DAY: Sparkling Wines For Gifting & Drinking

Banfi Rosa Regale Brachetto d’Acqui: a wine that says “Be My Valentine.”   If you’ve taken a look at Champagne prices, you’d like a recommendation on which way to go. Our recommendation: Steer away from Champagne and look at other sparkling wines. Here are two of our favorite affordable bubblies for Valentine’s Day. Both are…
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TIP: Hot Chocolate From Chocolate Chips & Other Hard Chocolate

It’s snow and ice today on the East Coast; when we look out the window we see…white. So we’re deferring our scheduled tip to tomorrow, to publish something more comforting: Hot chocolate from chocolate chips, chocolate bars, even Hershey’s Kisses. Even if you have no cocoa powder at home, you’re still in the chips if…
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