FOOD FUN: Beer & Pretzel Hot Dog Buns

[1] Split the roll, add the hot dog, and bite! Here’s the recipe for pretzel buns (photo © Domestic Gothess). [2] You can use pretzel hot dog and burger buns for sandwiches, too. You can make the buns or buy them at Eastern Standard Provisions (photo © Eastern Standard Provisions).   Want to be the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Off-Season Coconut Macaroons

Top: Chocolate-dipped macaroons (photo courtesy McCormick). Center: Plain coconut macaroons (photo courtesy Recchiuti Confections). Bottom: Up close (photo by Georgie Grd | Wikipedia).   If you like coconut, don’t wait until Passover* to make coconut macaroons. They’re a great treat year-round, and gluten-free. Bring them as house gifts: They travel well without breaking. We adapted…
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RECIPE: Sweet & Sour Cucumber Salad

June 13th is National Cucumber Day. How about a refreshing cucumber salad? It’s a perfect accompaniment to almost everything: a great sandwich side, hot dog topping, cookout and picnic fare, and a complement to grilled foods and Asian dishes. This recipe is from Sunset Growers, which used their One Sweet mini cucumbers. The mini cukes…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Pick The Best Live Lobster

Top: One sign of a good lobster: long antennae (photo courtesy I Love Blue Sea. Center: Mmm, mmm: a lobster Platter at North River Lobster Company. Bottom: Different lobster have different colors, both live and when cooked. This one is from Portugal (photo courtesy Vermillion Restaurant).   Planning to buy live lobsters for National Lobster…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Sweet Or Savory French Toast

Top: French Toast smothered in sautéed apples (photo courtesy Peapod). Center: French Toast Casserole: even easier than regular French Toast (photo courtesy Driscoll’s). Bottom: Savory French Toast (photo courtesy Castello Cheese).   Making perfectly round pancakes is not among our cooking skills. Long before we discovered the gadget known as a pancake batter dispenser, we’d…
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