TIP OF THE DAY: Ice Cream With Balsamic Vinegar

What can you do to turn a scoop of vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt into a sophisticated dessert? Drizzle it with balsamic glaze and add some strawberries. And if you prefer, use strawberry ice cream or yogurt. Plain strawberries with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar or a balsamic glaze is a classic Italian dessert.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: The Restaurant Cheese Plate

Fine cheese is sophisticated, luscious…and full of cholesterol and calories. That’s why passing a cheese board at the dinner table is an invitation to over-indulgence. So take a tip from top restaurants that offer a cheese plate: Serve small bites of several cheeses, plus fruit and nut condiments. Cut half-ounce servings of four different cheeses—a…
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COOKING VIDEO: How To Cook A Steak On The Stove

  If your steaks don’t taste as good as restaurant steaks, it could be the quality of the meat. Or it could be your cooking technique. Restaurant chefs start with searing the seasoned steak in a cast-iron skillet or grill pan. Sometimes they finish cooking the meat in the oven. In this demonstration, the seared…
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RECIPE: Cognac Cocktail–Strip The Lemon Wedge, Save The Strips

We love food garnishing, making each dish or drink special with tasty, edible decor (here’s a basic book to start with). A lemon or lime wedge, for example, is nothing special. But you can make it so by cutting small grooves, or channels, in the rind. To do this, you need a small tool call…
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