EASTER: Speckled Egg Malted Milk Cake

Easter is early this year: just 10 days after St. Patrick’s Day, on March 27th. This year we’re passing on our beloved coconut-covered lamb cake in favor of this elegant caker. Who knows: Next year, maybe we’ll make one of each.   RECIPE: SPECKLED EGG MALTED MILK CAKE FOR EASTER Wow guests with this impressive…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Horseradish Sauce

Horseradish sauce on: (1) roast pork sandwich (from National Pork Board), (2) poached salmon with dill-horseradish sauce (Sysco), (3) steak salad (Good Eggs); (4) horseradish root, freshly dug (North Fork Horseradish Festival) and (5) horseradish root as it often looks in the market (Markon.com).   In the U.K., horseradish sauce has long been paired with…
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FOOD FUN: Idaho Potatoes

Idaho potatoes are not a variety of potato; the term refers to any potato grown in Idaho. Idaho became known for its quality potatoes thanks to a growing season of warm days and cool nights, plenty of mountain-fed irrigation and rich volcanic soil. These factors combine to give Idaho potatoes a unique texture and taste.…
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