Category: Food Holidays & More

TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Salsa For National Salsa Month

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Salsa fresca, made with raw ingredients. Other salsas are cooked. Photo courtesy Melissa’s.   Salsa, which has been America’s favorite condiment since 2000 (when it supplanted ketchup),actually has been a favorite condiment for thousands of years. The chile was domesticated around 5200 B.C.E., and tomatoes by 3000 B.C.E. both in Central America. The Aztecs combined…
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FOOD FUN: Berry Croissants

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Berry croissants: a yummy idea. Photo courtesy Castello Cheese.   For Sunday brunch or afternoon tea*, here’s a fun alternative to a chocolate croissant that provides another reason to enjoy seasonal berries. RECIPE: BERRY CROISSANTS Ingredients Croissants Berries: blackberries, raspberries, strawberries or a mix Mascarpone, fresh chèvre (goat cheese—look especially for the honey chèvre at…
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FREE: 5/12 Is Free Cone Day At Häagen-Dazs

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Yours free on Tuesday, May 12th. Photo courtesy Häagen-Dazs.   Tuesday, May 12th is Free Cone Day at participating Häagen-Dazs shops, from 4-8 pm local time. It’s a standard* size sugar cone or cake cone or small cup with your choice of ice cream, frozen yogurt or sorbet in a cup, sugar cone or cake…
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FOOD FUN: Use Your Julep Cups For Food

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Don’t put your julep cups away because the Kentucky Derby is over. Instead, think of what else you can serve in them, all year long. BEVERAGES Serve other cold beverages in these glamorous vessels. Kids won’t drink their milk? Let them drink it from the “special” silver julep cup.   BUFFETS Use the julep cups…
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Spring Salad Recipe: Asparagus & Radishes & The History Of Radishes

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It’s easy to put together a spring salad of asparagus and radishes. Most of us are familiar with the crimson radish, and maybe even black radish and white radish (the shredded daikon served with sashimi). If you’re lucky, you’ve enjoyed the beauty of a watermelon radish (photo # 3) or another specialty radish (photo #4—check…
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