TIP OF THE DAY: Corned Beef & Cabbage Sandwich Recipe

[1] A Corned Beef & Cabbage panini sandwich (photo © Dietz & Watson). [2] Bourbon and mustard glazed corned beef. Here’s the recipe (photo © La Opinion).   You may look forward to Corned Beef & Cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day? How about a Corned Beef & Cabbage Sandwich? If it sounds strange, remember that…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Brazilian Cheese Bread, Pão de Queijo

On a recent trip to a churrascaria to indulge in the salad bar, our colleague Hannah Kaminsky discovered something more memorable than the jumbo asparagus and whole cloves of caramelized garlic: pão de queijo, Brazilian Cheese Bread. Not a conventional bread (no kneading required), pão de queijo (pow de KAY-zoo) is a Brazilian variation of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Irish Soda Bread, Sweet Or Savory

Irish Soda Bread is irresistible any time. But St. Patrick’s Day provides an extra excuse to bake up a batch and treat family and friends. Soda bread is a chemically-leavened quick bread made with baking soda* (the compound sodium bicarbonate, also called bicarbonate of soda) instead of yeast. Baking soda produces a lighter, airy crumb.…
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FOOD FUN: Fried Chicken Sandwiches & New Combinations

[1] Trending now, is the “gourmet” fried chicken sandwich. This Hot Chick’n is from Shake Shack, a chicken breast dusted with a guajillo and cayenne pepper blend, topped with slaw (photo © Shake Shack). [2] How about a chicken and waffles sandwich? Start with these Chicken & Waffle Sliders (photo © Top Golf | Dallas).…
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RECIPE: Cajun Chicken Salad & Difference Between Cajun & Creole

Top: Cajun Chicken Salad on a Martin’s potato roll. Bottom: Martin prefers a food-processor blended chicken salad, which is so creamy it can be used as a spread. We prefer chunky chicken salad.   Our favorite chicken salad recipe includes sliced grapes and almonds and dried cherries or cranberries in a curry mayonnaise. But we…
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