Year: 2019

TIP OF THE DAY: Uses For Marmalade & Recipe For Marmalade Olive Oil Cake

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[1] The most popular use for marmalade: as a bread spread (photo courtesy Beth’s Farm Kitchen). [2] Olive oil cake with a marmalade topping. The recipe is below. (photos 2 and 3 courtesy Lucero Olive Oil). [3] Mandarin orange agrumato olive oil. Learn about agrumato below. [4] Coconut shrimp with marmalade dipping sauce. Here’s the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Grilled Or Sautéed Fish Special

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If you cook fish frequently, a quick broiling, grilling, sauté or poaching may be your technique of choice. But before you put a piece of plain fish on a plate with vegetables on the side, consider serving it en brodo: in broth with vegetables. In Italy, not just fish (pesce) but tortellini and other pasta…
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FOOD FUN: Two-Pasta Mac & Cheese

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This mac and cheese recipe uses both wagon wheels and cavatappi instead of elbows (photo courtesy Barilla Foodservice).   At Burtons Grill in Andover, Massachusetts, chef Scott Perry has fun with mac and cheese. It turns everyday mac and cheese into food art. It’s easy to replicate at home. A mix of two pasta shapes.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Buying Vegetables (Who Knew?)

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We love little bits of food trivia that help us make better choices. Here are five tidbits from nutrition Madison Linek, RDN, LD, a clinical dietician with Kroger Health (Kroger is America’s largest supermarket chain). Avocado. Some people go by a slight squeeze with the fingers, but you can find the perfectly ripe avocado by…
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Cakes, Gateaux, Tortes, Tortas, & Tarts: The Difference

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[1] A chocolate torte—a short, dense cake—topped with chocolate truffles (photo © King Arthur Flour). [2] A coconut torte: one dense layer (photo © Food 52). [3] A chocolate tart. Notice the chocolate crust around the perimeter (photo © Pichet Ong).   Although the chocolate delight in photo #1 is baked in a rectangular tart…
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