TIP OF THE DAY: Olive Oil Cake With Your Choice Of Citrus

Our first encounter with olive oil cake came at a trattoria in our neighborhood. It sounded strange to us: We were raised in a butter culture, with a palate trained to recognize buttery goodness over margarine and cake mixes made with salad oil. But, this olive oil and basil cake (also made by the restaurant…
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BOOK: Everyday Cheesemaking

Are you ready to make cheese? Photo courtesy Microcosm Publishing.   A copy of this small paperback arrived yesterday. We picked it up and read it straight through to the end. It’s a real page-turner, and we’ve never even thought about making cheese. (O.K., we did make mozzarella once, from a kit, and made butter…
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No Bake Blueberry Cheesecake Recipe

[1] Way cool: a no-bake blueberry cheesecake (photo © Bake Or Break | Colorful Harvest). [2] When you see blueberries on sale, grab them and make this recipe (photo © Balducci’s). [3] The crust is made from vanilla wafers (photo © Nabisco). [4] An entire summer’s worth of desserts. Check out the book (photo ©…
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BOOK: Kitchen Survival Guide For Men

Save the males: Teach them to cook for themselves. Photo courtesy Save The Males Publishing.   Chef Gordon Smith has cooked for royalty, celebrities, executives, and Olympic athletes. Now, in his mission to “save the males,” he tells men what they need to know to survive on their own—by cooking good food at home instead…
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BOOK: Craft Beer World

A gift for beer lovers. Photo courtesy Dog ‘N’ Bone.   Looking for a gift for your Memorial Day hosts, or for Father’s Day? Instead of a bottle of wine, how about some craft beer? Package the beer with a copy of Craft Beer World by Mark Dredge With the explosion in the popularity of…
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