TIP OF THE DAY: Different Cheeses For Pizza

September 5th is National Cheese Pizza Day. Pizza is one of America’s favorite foods, tied at the top with hamburgers. In the U.S., there are more than 70,000 pizzerias. A standard visit to a pizzeria will get you a layer of mozzarella on top of the crust, plus toppings of choice. But what if your…
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TIP OF THE DAY: K-Cup Coffee Club

[1] Try Illy’s K-cup line of Medium and Dark Roast blends, and the new single origin Colombia and Brasile (photo courtesy Illy). [2] Six varieties of Nespresso-compatible capsules from Rosso Caffe (photo courtesy Rosso Caffe). [3] There’s liquid cold brew inside these K-cups. Use them in the machine, or pour over cold water and ice…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Peach Ice Cream

Today is the last day of August, the last day of National Peach Month, and the last day—or rather, weekend—we’ll have to make peach ice cream. We’ve been meaning to it make all summer. Growing up, peach was our favorite ice cream flavor. Available seasonally at Howard Johnson’s, we indulged as often as we could…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Travels With Triscuit…And New Ways To Enjoy Them

[1] A field of winter wheat, right before harvesting to make Triscuits (photo courtesy Ben Hon). [2] Wheatberries after processing (photo courtesy Ben Hon). [3] Wheatberries become Triscuits, currently in 20 flavors/varieties (photo courtesy Triscuit). [4] Two of the three new organic Triscuit flavors: Original, Thin Crisps With Sea salt and Cracked Pepper & Olive…
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SUMMER RECIPES: Cucumber & Melon Salad, Grilled Zucchini

[1] Grilled zucchini, given a Moroccan touch with cumin (photos #1, #2, #3, #5 courtesy Good Eggs). [2] Refreshing cucumber-melon salad, accented with serrano chiles and mint. [3] Both dishes on the picnic table. [4] Painted Serpent cucumbers are an heirloom Asian cucumber. You can buy the seeds from Born To Grow. [5] For dessert:…
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