TIP: How To Remove That Burnt Popcorn Smell

October is National Popcorn Poppin’ Month. We love popcorn, a whole grain snack that’s low in calories when seasoned simply with spices and herbs. You can also use your FDA-sanctioned two daily tablespoons of heart-healthy olive oil. But chief among our kitchen foibles is burnt microwaved popcorn. It not only imparts a horrendous lingering odor;…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Channel Peeler

Like to garnish? It’s one of the easiest ways to make everyday foods look special. For quick citrus peel garnishes, get a channel peeler (a.k.a. channel knife), an inexpensive kitchen gadget. (The channel peeler in the photo below is on sale for less than $6.) The channel knife was originally devised so that bartenders could…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Grilled Lemon

A grilled lemon half with roast chicken. Photo courtesy The Fillmore Room | NYC.   One thing we’ve been noticing at restaurants: grilled lemons. Instead of a plain lemon half to squeeze over food, the lemon comes nicely charred. Why? In addition to eye appeal, the heat from grilling or pan-charring a sliced lemon helps…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Sweet Or Savory Popcorn Garnish

Before it was a popular snack, popcorn was a whole grain food. In Colonial times, it was eaten in a bowl with milk or cream, like modern puffed rice and other puffed cereal grains. In the 18th century, after the corn harvest, farmers would toss corn kernels, some fat and a little molasses into a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Slow Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

From our friends at Good Eggs in San Francisco, here’s how to enjoy cherry tomatoes when the tomatoes are at their sweetest and the prices are at their lowest. Slow-roast them and all of that rich, summer tomato sweetness will get concentrated into each bite. Buy two or three times as many as you need…
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