TIP OF THE DAY: Save Those Pomegranate Skins

Enjoy the seeds (arils); save the skins. Photo by Kelly Cline | IST. If you buy pomegranates and toss the skins away after you’ve scooped out the seeds, you’re missing out. Save the skins in the freezer, and use them to hold salads or desserts for special occasions. From chicken salad to ice cream and…
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ENTERTAINING: Super Email Invitations From Paperless Post

Many people forgo snail mail and use email to send invitations and announcements. We get lots of Evites. But for a special occasion, consider springing for the classy email invitations from Paperless Post. These online invitations look just like custom-engraved invitations from the most expensive stationer. But they’re HTML instead of paper. Just click and…
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Salmagundi Salad Recipe (A Cobb Is A Type Of Salmagundi Salad)

[1] Start a Salmagundi salad tradition. Here’s the recipe for this one (photo © Virtual History Westport.com). [2] A Salmagundi recipe from down under (photo © Taste.com.au). [3] Surf and Turf Salmagundi: prosciutto, shrimp, olives, and more. Here’s the recipe (photo © Southern Living).   Looking for something different in a dinner salad? How about…
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Easy Gorgonzole Dolce Appetizer & How It Differs From Gorgonzola Naturale

[1] Top Gorgozola with fig preserves or fig jam and serve (photo © Bella Chi Cha). [2] Gorgonzola Dolce, mature and oozing, served with fruit-and-nut cracker. Also good: a square of dark chocolate (photos #2, #3, and #4 © Murray’s Cheese). [3] You can pre-prepare the crackers and cheese. [4] Mature Gorgonzola Dolce is spoonable…
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