TIP OF THE DAY: Dim Sum At Home

We live in a city with a large Chinatown—lots of places to enjoy dim sum. But even if you’re many miles from the nearest restaurant, you can make delicious dim sum at home. Not frozen dim sum but your own homemade treats, but ones made with your own flour, ground meat, seafood and veggies. It…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Create The Best Sugar Rim

Red sanding sugar makes a sweet, colorful cocktail or mocktail rimmer. Photo courtesy El Jimador Tequila.   Here’s a fun idea for Mother’s Day or any other celebration: a custom glass rimmer for cocktails or mocktails. You can buy rimmers in tins, but it’s almost as fast to make your own. We owe this tip…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Flower Ice Cubes

Put edible flowers in your ice cubes. Photo courtesy Chandon USA.   For Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, spring and summer entertaining, parties, showers and Valentine’s Day: Make your drinks stand out with flower ice cubes. It couldn’t be easier: Just place edible blossoms in an ice cube tray, fill and freeze. To get the flowers…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Crabtini, A Simple & Elegant First Course

A delicious crabtini. Photo courtesy Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse.   When you’re cooking a fancy dinner, there are tricks to shave time and effort. We typically do this by making first courses and desserts that are simple yet impressive. One of our go-to first courses is a slice of store-bought pâté with a lightly-dressed mesclun salad,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Truffle Cheese

A good truffle cheese is a knockout. It you’re going to serve one cheese for a special occasion, this is it. There are different truffle cheeses from the U.S., France, Italy, and elsewhere. Some deliver the aromatic, spectacular truffle aroma and flavor you’re looking for. Others don’t, the black flecks of truffle seemingly there like…
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