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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TIP OF THE DAY: Cinnamon Coffee

It’s easy to brew delicious cinnamon coffee with any coffee maker. Photo courtesy McCormick.   If you enjoy cinnamon coffee, here’s a recipe from McCormick, that adds real cinnamon to your ground coffee for a far more exciting flavor. (Commercial cinnamon-flavored coffee uses an extract to flavor the beans.) The coffee is brewed with brown…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Break Wine Barriers

Most people who drink wine regularly have learned “rules” of pairing wine with food. There are very precise rules—Chablis with oysters is one—and general pronouncements, such as white wine with fish. You can go to the website FoodAndWinePairing.org and get guidance such as a Cabernet Sauvignon or a Malbec with lamb. But conventional wisdom, which…
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