FOOD FUN: Shark Cocktails For Shark Week

Discovery Channel’s Shark Week begins this Sunday, July 23rd, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time, and concludes on the 30th. And what a week it will be: In addition to a daily schedule of shark-related films, the week kicks off with the most spectacular sports event since 2012, when daredevil Felix Baumgartner free-fell from the edge…
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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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TIP OF THE DAY: Authentic Greek Salad Recipe & The “American” Greek Salad

[1] The real deal: an authentic Greek salad from Little Cooking Tips. Here’s the recipe. [2] We love how Dishing Delish has arranged the Greek salad ingredients like a Cobb salad. Here’s her recipe for the Best Greek Salad Dressing. [3] We also love this deconstructed Greek salad: an appetizer on a romaine wedge. Here’s…
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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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