TIP OF THE DAY: How Make Tacos At Home (It’s Easy)

  Many people enjoy tacos at restaurants, but far fewer make them at home. It’s really easy. You don’t need a holiday to make this family and party favorite. But if you haven’t made tacos before, use the upcoming Cinco de Mayo as the occasion. Tacos require a relatively long list of ingredients, but they’re…
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RECIPE: Chili Cornbread Salad, A Mexican Layered Salad

Here’s a variation of the popular Mexican layered salad that’s begging to be served for Cinco de Mayo. The difference: crumbled cornbread baked with chiles, mascarpone, and ranch dressing instead of sour cream, and no guacamole. Thus: a chili cornbread salad. This Chili Corn Bread Salad recipe was adapted from another recipe by Emily Carncross…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Add Miso To Your Meals

Genji Miso Dressing. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | © THE NIBBLE.   Genji Inc. is a purveyor of sushi to 143 Whole Foods Markets and other food stores across the U.S. They supply the sushi bar and the staff who make the sushi. Sushi bar customers loved the ginger miso salad dressing so much that…
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FILM: Jiro Dreams Of Sushi, A Lesson On Sushi & Life

“Jiro Dreams Of Sushi” is a documentary by American filmmaker David Gelb, about 85 year-old sushi chef Jiro Ono—considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. The film opens today in New York City at the Lincoln Plaza and IFC Center, and on Friday, March 16th in Los Angeles at the Nuart Theatre.…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Indian Naan Flatbread

Naan with a yogurt dip. Photo courtesy Stonefire Naan.   Bread is one of our passions. We’d give up meat before we’d give up bread. Just about every society makes a delicious bread. India, a very large country, makes many. If you’ve been to an Indian restaurant, you’ve seen some of the regional specialties: chapati,…
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