Heirloom Produce Part 1, Heirloom Cucumbers

Charming lemon cucumbers. Photo courtesy Burpee.com.   LEMON CUCUMBERS It’s a lemon…no, it’s a cucumber. We spotted these unusual cukes and the ones in the photo below on the Burpee Seeds website. Imagine the surprise and delight when you serve a new and different twist on an everyday vegetable—or rather, fruit (see what makes something…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Grill The Perfect Steak

Ready for the grill: a beautiful porterhouse steak from AllenBros.com.   Chef Jan Birnbaum of EPIC Roasthouse in San Francisco enjoys a good steak on the grill. In fact, he designs his cookout menus so that he can cook everything outside! Here are Chef Jan’s tips for grilling the perfect steak. 1. Don’t cook cold…
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RECIPE: Asian Beef Skewers (Satay)

Hot dogs, burgers and steaks are traditional Memorial Day fare. But you can travel beyond America and enjoy some global cuisine on the grill. This recipe is from Andrew Zimmern, host of the Travel Channel series Bizarre Foods. There’s nothing bizarre about this recipe, though. “Roadside eateries in Cambodia serve little skewered dishes from morning…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Celery Salad

Celery doesn’t get a lot of respect. In most recipes, it’s an also-ran. But great American cheese maker Paula Lambert shows how it can be a main ingredient, in her Shaved Fennel and Celery Heart Salad. You can eat this salad as an appetizer or side, as a base for a poached chicken breast or…
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