FOOD HOLIDAY: National Guacamole Day

Dating back to Mayan times (pre-Aztec), guacamole sauce was made the avocado, onion, chiles, fresh tomato, and salt—a recipe that is still made today. The ingredients were mashed in a molcajete (mol-cah-HET-tay), a Mexican pestle carved from volcanic stone, although today granite is an easier-to-clean option. The name of the dish comes from the Aztec…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Cape Gooseberries

If you’re not familiar with the cape gooseberry, the fruit’s short season begins soon. Keep an eye out, and pick up a box. There are different varieties of gooseberry, but our focus here is the cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), also called the Peruvian groundcherry and the goldenberry, the uchuva (in Columbia) and fruta del amor…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Foie Gras Cubes, Bargain Foie Gras

If you’re a fan of seared foie gras: Why pay a restaurant a $20 supplement for one little piece when you can buy an entire pound for $30.99 and sear it at home in a minute? Our Top Pick Of The Week is bargain foie gras: $30.99 a pound for the trimmings of the lobe,…
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FOOD FUN: A “Double” Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Denny’s Fried Cheese Melt. Photo courtesy Denny’s.   We love the way it looks: It’s fun food. It belongs on a list of grilled cheese sandwich ideas. But this sandwich is not so much fun, after all. It was a dubious winner of a 2011 Xtreme Eating Award, bestowed by the Center for Science in…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Miniature Peanut Butter Cups

Add flavor and flair to your favorite baked goods and desserts with miniature peanut butter cups. These peanut butter nuggets are great for baking or garnishing. They’re not traditional peanut butter cups, in that there’s no chocolate enrobing the PB. What they are is peanut butter chips shaped like miniature peanut butter cups. They’re a…
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