Sour Salt: Amplify The Flavor Of Your Cooking

Attention home cooks: Do you have a jar of sour salt? Sour Salt is the secret weapon of chefs and home cooks alike, says Pereg Gourmet Spices. The jar gives you the power of pure citric acid (also called citric salt), ready to brighten, balance, and boost the flavors in all your favorite dishes. This…
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Classic Peach Cobbler Recipe For National Peach Cobbler Day

[1] Classic peach cobbler with sugar-topped biscuits (photos #1, #3, #4, and #5 © King Arthur Baking). [2] When peaches are out of season, you can use frozen peaches or substitute fresh mango (photo © Good Eggs). [3] Always use pure vanilla extract. Imitation vanilla extract (vanillin) is less expensive, and tastes it (think of…
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A Spicy Gin & Tonic Recipe For National Gin & Tonic Day

On October 19th, International Gin and Tonic Day celebrates one of the world’s most famous drinks. But in the U.S., we have a second chance to raise a glass: April 9th is National Gin & Tonic Day. Much as we loved the classic Gin & Tonic recipe, this year we decided to try something new:…
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Eat The Rainbow Gift For Home Cooks & Regenerative Farming

[1] The splendid Eat The Rainbow box from Farmer Jones Farm (photos #1, #2, #3, #4 © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] Oca and sunchokes. Oka, cultivated by the Incas like potatoes, are an underground stem tuber that originated in the high altitudes of the Andes Mountains. Sunchoke, also called Jerusalem artichoke, is a…
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The History Of Chicago Deep Dish Pizza & Stuffed Pizza

April 5th is National Deep Dish Pizza Day, one of 12 annual pizza holidays. That’s a lot of pizza parties, but for today: the history of Chicago-style pizza, also known as deep dish pizza. The differences between Chicago deep dish pizza, stuffed pizza, and Detroit-style pizza follow.     > A year of 12 pizza…
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