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Cherries Jubilee was a very fashionable dessert for many decades. The great chef Auguste Escoffier is credited with creating it for Queen Victoria—for either her Golden Jubilee of 1887 (the 50th year of a monarch’s reign) or her Diamond Jubilee in 1897—the record is not sure which. It immediately joined the menu at restaurants of…
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Toss some dried cherries into a salad for flavor, color and a higher antioxidant burst. Cherries complement just about any salad, from plain greens to salads with blue cheese or goat cheese to chicken and tuna salad. Combine dried cherries along with the raisins in curried chicken salad for a show-stopper. Speaking of which, try…
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[1] Tart dried cherries store well in the pantry until you need them (photo © King Arthur Flour). [2] They’re not just for sweet recipes: Toss dried cherries into a pan sauce (photo © Emm Group). [3] Sprinkle dried cherries on breakfast cereal, hot or cold (photo © Choose Cherries). It’s easy to eat…
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[1] Spiced cherries with wine and vinegar (photo © 34° Foods). [2] George Washington in uniform (portrait by Gilbert Stuart). Leading up to next Monday, we begin a week of cherry tips in honor of our first president, George Washington. No cherry trees were cut down to create these tips! The Father of our…
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Why make or buy dessert and a centerpiece when you can have a glamorous fruit arrangement to serve as both? Edible Arrangements produces gourmet fruit baskets that look like flowers. They’re not only gorgeous to look at, but low calorie to boot. Each piece of fruit is affixed to a long wooden skewer, which makes…
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