Month: February 2016

TIP OF THE DAY: Make Compound Butter (Flavored Butter )

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Beurre à la maître d’hotel, lemon parsley butter; crayfish compound butter for seafood; pasta tossed with truffle butter; roasted sea bass with herb butter; herb, bourbon-pecan, and gorgonzola butters, ready to spread on bread; last but not least, sweet compound butter for dessert or pancakes. Photos: Brown-Eyed Baker, Chef Michael O’Boyle, WKNOfm.org, Land O’Lakes, Feastie.com.…
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HOLIDAY RECIPE: Frozen Cherry Margarita

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February 22nd is National Margarita Day. It’s also the day George Washington was born (in 1732). Decades ago, it was established that George Washington never cut down his father’s beloved cherry tree.* But the tradition of cherry pie on his birthday existed for many years before scholars uncovered the reality. So this year’s contribution to…
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Red Rice Grain Bowl Recipe, Gluten Free, Whole Grain

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Of all the international foods that have become mainstream in the U.S., some lovely rice varieties from Asia remain largely unknown. When we want to add something extra to a dish, we often replace the white or brown rice with red rice of black rice. As with brown rice, red and black are whole grain.…
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