TIP OF THE DAY: Exciting Vegan Sushi Ideas

Pickle Me: a recipe with six grain rice, avocado, carrot, gobo, and pickled daikon. Photo courtesy Beyond Sushi.   In our book, to say you were a contestant on the Gordon Ramsay bleepfest TV show, Hell’s Kitchen, is not a status credential. The majority of cheftestants, who can curse expertly but can’t consistently cook a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Macadamia Nuts & Macadamia Nut Butter

September 4th is National Macadamia Nut Day, so today’s tip is to add some to your meals. Believed to have originated in Australia, the nuts grow on a genus of evergreen trees. They were named after named after John Macadam, a botanist who first described the genus. While macadamia nuts contain even more heart-healthy monounsaturated…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Fun With Food Presentation

A good caterer knows that presentation makes a big difference. At every event we attend, there’s usually a clever idea to bring home. Today, the tip is to repurpose the rocks glass. Elegant Affairs Caterers, which works in The Hamptons and metropolitan New York City, uses it instead of a conventional plate to layer a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Tobiko Caviar Garnish

How many ways can you think of to use this crunchy, colorful garnish? Photo courtesy Bemka.com.   If you’re a sushi fan, you’ve seen tobiko (also spelled tobikko). They’re the tiny, crunchy, nutty beads of flying fish roe. They’re served in a gunkan-maki (battleship roll), on uramaki (reverse rolls) and as a sashimi garnish. Originally…
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