TIP OF THE DAY: Magic Mushrooms

In celebration of Mushroom Month, take a walk on the wild side. While most people think of mushrooms as a winter dish, wild mushroom season actually begins when winter ends: The fab fungi pop up from March through September. Thankfully, cultivated wild mushroom varieties like cinnamon cap, enoki, hen of the woods, morel, oyster, porcini…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Vinaigrette Tricks

Adding 1/8 teaspoon of dry mustard (like Colman’s) to a cup of vinaigrette before you whisk it together helps the emulsion of oil and vinegar from breaking apart. It also adds a small spark of flavor. Any prepared mustard adds flavor to a vinaigrette, but you need dry mustard for the emulsion trick. Another trick:…
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