TIP OF THE DAY: Slate Makes A Great Plate

A stunning presentation for mixed hors d’oeuvre or mini desserts. Photo courtesy Chapter 40 restaurant | Kerry, Ireland.   Stylish restaurants are always looking for new plates and other dishes. After all, the presentation—the plate and the garnish—generates the “ooh!” factor when food is set before guests. Sometimes, the eating receptacle is not part of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Make The Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich

The Biloxi: pork butt, bacon and fontina cheese. Photo courtesy Grilled Cheese Academy.   For National Grilled Cheese Month (there’s also a National Grilled Cheese Day, April 12th), feast your eyes upon 30 creative grilled cheese recipes from the Grilled Cheese Academy. You’ll find more than a few must-try recipes. In fact, you might be…
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Recipe: Turn Espresso Into Affogato & The History Of Affogato

[1] Affogato: an Italian sundae (photo © Tony Liao | Unsplash). [2] A coupe glass (photo #1) is nice, but most people use a rocks glass (photo © Williams Sonoma). [3] After the first ball of ice cream melted, a fresh scoop was plopped on top.   When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Try A New Ingredient Every Month

Today’s tip is from Chef Johnny Gnall. If you have questions or suggestions for tips, email Chef Johnny. Home cooks can get intimidated by the thought of trying new ingredients. There’s a time-and-money issue of experimenting with something that might not turn out well. But cooking is exploration. Sometimes explorers find that the trip yields…
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BOOKS: Good Junk Food & Comfort Food

A great read and a permanent reference book for everyone who wants to make better food choices and teach kids how to do the same. Get your copy now.   Junk food is a pejorative term attributed to Michael Jacobson, director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. He first used it in…
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