Category: Cooking & Baking

TIP OF THE DAY: Healthier Grilling Options

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Topped with garnishes, most people will enjoy a turkey or veggie burger as much as beef. Photo courtesy Cheesecake Factory.   At the Kendall College School of Culinary Arts in Chicago, creating “better for you” cuisine is a hot topic of discussion. Many culinary schools first train students in classic French technique. But today’s trend…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 7 Uses For Broth Or Stock

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Digging in the back of the pantry, we found several cartons of beef, chicken and vegetable broth and stock stock nearing expiration. We grabbed a pencil and created this list of how to use them: Braise & Glaze. Braise meats, glaze vegetables. Any savory recipe that calls for the addition of water can probably be…
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TIP: Save Your Olive Pits

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Save those olive pits! Photo courtesy Florida Department Of State.   Here’s something new to try this barbecue season: olive pits. Who knew: Dropping a few olive pits (a.k.a. stones) onto the barbecue coals adds a really special aroma that will have people guessing as to its origin. Here’s all you have to do: Collect…
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TRENDS: What’s New In Barbecue

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Spell it barbecue, barbeque or the short form BBQ, May first is the start of the May-September peak outdoor cooking season. Not surprisingly, it’s National Barbecue Month. According to the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association (HPBA), nearly 14 million grills and smokers were shipped in 2013. This year’s industry expo, held in March, displayed more…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Try A Tagine

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A tagine (tah-ZHEEN) is a Moroccan stew of vegetables with meat, poultry, fish or seafood. More specifically, it’s a Berber dish from North Africa that is named after the type of earthenware pot in which it is cooked, originally over coals. (A similar dish, tavvas, is made in Cyprus.) There are traditional clay tagines, some…
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