Food On A Stick: Kobe Beef Lollipops & Chicken Lollipops

[1] Not another pig-in-a-blanket: Kobe/wagyu beef hot dog lollipops (photos #1 and #5 © Elegant Affairs Caterers). [2] Puff pastry is a great asset if you want to turn out elegant appetizers and desserts (photo © Our Harvest). [3] “American Kobe, a.k.a. wagyu beef hot dogs from Snake River Farms (photo © Snake River Farms).…
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TIP OF THE DAY: The New Martini Garnish, Cornichons

Add a cornichon—along with an optional olive or cocktail onion—to your Martini (photo by Elvira Kalviste | © THE NIBBLE.   As we were enjoying some cornichons with a plate of pâté and cheese, we wondered: Why aren’t these cute little pickles served with Martinis? People love pickles—and many people don’t like olives or cocktail…
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PRODUCT: Chili Flakes Grinder

Some people use chili flakes—a.k.a. red pepper flakes or crushed red pepper—as frequently as they use salt and pepper. The spice a popular table condiment in countries as dispersed as Hungary, Korea and the Middle East. In the U.S., you’re more likely to find the liquid equivalent, a bottle of hot sauce. A pinch of…
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Ice Cream Cupcakes & More For National Spumoni Day

[1] Spumoni, an ice cream treat for the eye and the palate (photo © Lezza). [2] Spumoni Baked Alaska. Just use the conventional spumoni flavors in any Baked Alaska recipe. Here’s the recipe for this one (photo © Taste Of Home). [3] For an easy spumoni ice cream cake, layer the flavors in a loaf…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pasta With Greens

We were inspired by this picture in the beautiful photo gallery of Chicken Fried Gourmet, a blog featuring the cuisine of Shreveport, Louisiana-based chef Michael O’Boyle. An unusual concept today, pasta with greens dates back several centuries to Italian peasant fare. Meat was costly, greens were grown in the garden: Ecco! (That’s Italian for voilà.)…
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