TIP OF THE DAY: Affordable Caviar

[1] This golden herring caviar (kazunoko) is not particularly flavorful, but is served with seasonings for the Japanese new year (photo © Just One Cookbook). [2] Salmon caviar is much less pricey than sturgeon caviar, but if you want to eat a lot of it, prepare to open your wallet (photo © Petrossian). [3] Avruga,…
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PRODUCT: Homemade Soft Serve at Mah Ze Dahr Bakery

Have it your way (cone, cup, brownie sandwich): soft serve made from scratch, from Mah Ze Dahr bakery in New York’s Greenwich Village (photos courtesy Mah Ze Dahr).   We celebrated National Ice Cream Day yesterday (it’s the third Sunday in July), by taking a short trip to Mah Ze Dahr bakery in Greenwich Village.…
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RECIPE: Individual Spinach Soufflés With Sun-Dried Tomato

[1] This spinach soufflé is made with sautéed whole spinach leaves (photo © Bella Sun Luci). Fresh spinach, rather than frozen chopped spinach, gives the soufflé its pizzazz (photo © Good Eggs). [3] Sundried tomatoes should look like this: bright red and moist. If yours start to dry out and turn color, place in a…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National French Fry Day

[1] Can you name the fries? From the top: tots, chips, waffle fries, curly fries, frinkle fries, sweet potato fries and what most Americans think of as the classic French fry, the baton (photo courtesy Idaho Potato Commission). [2] We love truffle fries, coated in truffle oil and topped with some parmesan cheese (photo courtesy…
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