Sushi Waffles Recipe With Raw Or Smoked Salmon: Yummy & Fun!

Before National Rice Month ended (September), we hastened to make a recipe that was wildly popular at a Sunday brunch: sushi waffles. When we first heard of them, we imagined a savory buckwheat waffle topped, chirashi-style, with bright slices of fish. While that sounds interesting, this was not that recipe, although we do have a…
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How About These Creative Ice Cream Flavors? Mackerel, Anyone?

July 1st is National Creative Ice Cream Day—and all of July is National Ice Cream Month. That’s plenty of time to try new flavors. In the U.S., artisan glaciers (French) or gelatieri (Italian, singular gelataio), like to offer their customers rotating new and different options. Avocado, blue cheese, corn, booze/wine ice creams and sorbets, goat…
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It’s Time To Celebrate…Two Totally Unrelated Food Holidays

  [1] The original Bomb Pop (photos #1, #2, #3, #4, and #10 © Bomb Pop | Blue Bunny). [2] Banana Fudge Bomb Pops. [3] Nerds-flavored Bomb Pops. [4] Bomb Pop Extremes are super-sour. [5] The back of the chuck wagon folded down to create a workspace with cabinets of utensils and ingredients (photos #6,…
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Give Dad A Pickle-Making Kit + Pickling Vs. Slicing Cucumbers

Is there a better gift for a pickle lover than an easy-to-make pickle kit? Whether for a first-time pickler or a seasoned pro, Melissa’s Pickle Kit (photos #1 and #2)makes it a snap (pun intended) to create crisp, tangy homemade pickles. > The different types of pickles: a photo glossary. > The history of pickles.…
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Exotic Burgers To Consider For National Hamburger Day

  [1] Black Scorpion Burger: a grass-fed beef burger topped with a black scorpion, giant waterbug tamarind sauce, and fresh leaf lettuce (photo © WRAL-TV; all other photos © Bull City Burger & Brewery). [2] Kangaroo Burger topped with chimichurri sauce and fresh leaf lettuce, served on a house-baked salted bun. [3] Frankenstein Burger 6…
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