JULY 4TH: Star-shaped Tortilla Chips With Red, White & Blue Salsa

We’ve made a lot of red, white and blue recipes for July 4th, and have cut out cake and pie decorations, cheese and cookies and with a star-shaped cookie cutter. But this recipe, from Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin, raises the bar: Using that cookie cutter to make star-shaped tortilla chips. It’s paired with a red,…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Blooming Tea, Hot Or Iced

[1] Serve blooming tea iced in a wine glass or a Collins glass (photo © LWXLJMJZC | Amazon). [2] A glass teapot is the way to showcase hot blooming tea. You can typically buy them where you buy the tea (photo © Davidson’s). [3] If you don’t have a glass pot for hot tea, unfurl…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Green Beans On The Grill

Summer beans like green beans, yellow wax beans and specialty beans like purple green beans and romanos, are some of the best veggies to grill. Yet, few people think of them for grilling—perhaps because they seem like they’d fall through the grill. They will: But a grill basket, grill pan or aluminum foil packet is…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Uses For Vermouth

[1] A Dry Martini, stylish served at Dante Restaurant in New York City. Here’s the classic Martini recipe (photo © Dante). [2] Add a splash to soups. Here’s the recipe for this Manhattan Clam Chowder from Eat To Love (photo © Eat To Love). [3] Homemade fig jam. Here’s the recipe from Set The Table…
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RECIPE: Fruit Sushi For National Sushi Day

June 18th is National Sushi Day. Creative cooks have taken the sushi concept beyond fish and vegetables to sweet versions like fruit sushi and candy sushi. There are also cooked meat sushi and poultry sushi, and beef tartare sushi). Today, how about some fruit sushi?     RECIPE: FRUIT SUSHI This recipe (photo #1), from…
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