TIP OF THE DAY: Spring Picnic Under The Blossoms (Hanami)

The annual Cherry Blossom Festival will be held in Washington, D.C. beginning this Saturday, March 26th through April 20th. This is the trees’ 99th anniversary. In 1912, the Committee of Japanese Residents of New York donated two thousand Japanese Flowering Cherry trees to New York City. Most of them were planted in our nation’s capital…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Citrus Recipe Ideas

[1] Mini cheesecakes with red grapefruit topping. Get the recipe (photo © Texasweet Citrus Marketing [permanently closed]). [2] Sautéed salmon with mandarin segments in an orange juice vinaigrette (photo © Ocean Prime Restaurant | New York City).   This tip comes from one of our favorite food educators, Alissa Dicker-Schreiber, The Kitchenista. While waiting for…
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RECIPE: Spiced Pecans

Spiced pecans are fun to make and fun to eat. Photo courtesy Spice Islands.   Mardi Gras is on Tuesday, but you don’t have to head to New Orleans or Rio de Janeiro to celebrate. Invite people over for celebratory cocktails, served up with spiced pecans and some New Orleans jazz. (And why not some…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Fruit Compote Day

It’s National Compote Day. What’s a compote? Compote de fruits, or fruit compote, is mixed stewed fruit. Compote de pommes or compote d’abricots is a single stewed fruit (here, apples and apricots, respectively). Compote can be made from fresh or dried fruits or a combination, and can be served warm or chilled. It is a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Use Red Grapefruit For Festive Accents

[1] Rio Red, Ruby Red and other red grapefruit varieties are all from the same seed mutation, but have differences based on where they are grown (photo © TexaSweet).   Still thinking about what to serve on Valentine’s Day? Much of what you decide to make can be accented with red grapefruit segments. Red grapefruit…
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