CHERRY TIP OF THE DAY: Cherries Jubilee

Cherries Jubilee was a very fashionable dessert for many decades. The great chef Auguste Escoffier is credited with creating it for Queen Victoria—for either her Golden Jubilee of 1887 (the 50th year of a monarch’s reign) or her Diamond Jubilee in 1897—the record is not sure which. It immediately joined the menu at restaurants of…
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CHERRY TIP OF THE DAY: Hot Tea Russian-Style

Russians have traditionally sweetened hot tea with a spoonful of cherry preserves instead of sugar. It’s delicious. If you want the experience without the calories, look for a sugar-free cherry preserves. Chukar Cherries’ No Sugar Added Red Sour Cherry Preserve is so good, you can’t even tell that there’s no sugar added! For zero calories,…
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CHERRY TIP OF THE DAY: Cherry Salad Garnish

Toss some dried cherries into a salad for flavor, color and a higher antioxidant burst. Cherries complement just about any salad, from plain greens to salads with blue cheese or goat cheese to chicken and tuna salad. Combine dried cherries along with the raisins in curried chicken salad for a show-stopper. Speaking of which, try…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Deep Freeze Cherry Pie

Chukar Cherrie’s Triple Cherry Cobbler & Pie Filling. Photo by Corey Lugg | THE NIBBLE. Love cherry pie? Most people make it from any old canned supermarket cherry goop, which tastes as much of cloying sugar as it does of cherries. You can make a much more flavorful cherry pie with frozen tart cherries, or…
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“Instant” Cherry Cake With Dried Cherries & More Ways To Use Dried Cherries

[1] Tart dried cherries store well in the pantry until you need them (photo © King Arthur Flour). [2] They’re not just for sweet recipes: Toss dried cherries into a pan sauce (photo © Emm Group). [3] Sprinkle dried cherries on breakfast cereal, hot or cold (photo © Choose Cherries).   It’s easy to eat…
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