Category: Great Food

TIP OF THE DAY: Fun Flavored Ice Cubes

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We thought our own ice cube tips were creative: freezing coffee, fruit, herbs, juice, lemonade, vegetables, tea, wine—even bouillon for Bloody Marys. We don’t like melting ice cubes to dilute our drinks, so we freeze the same liquid (e.g. iced tea cubes for iced tea) or a complimentary flavor (e.g., blueberry or other fruit juice…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Mix Spaghetti With Zucchini Noodles (Zoodles)

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[1] Cacio e Pepe, “cut” with zucchini noodles (photos #1 and #2 © Good Eggs). [2] Zucchini noodles, spiralized and ready to cook. [3] A classic dish of Cacio e Pepe. Here’s a recipe from Philo’s Kitchen. [4] Red wine complements the flavors of the Parmigiano-Reggiano (photo © DeLallo). [5] There are spiralizers at all…
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RECIPE: Autumn Apple Spritz Cocktail With Lady Apples

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Appletinis evoke spring and summer; mulled cider is for the chilly fall and winter. In-between, how about an Apple Cider Spritz? We adapted this recipe from one from Elegant Affairs Caterers. The basic recipe is very versatile, and a lesson in the ease of substituting ingredients. Don’t have apple-flavored vodka? Use regular vodka and hard…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Another Way To Serve Cheese & Apples

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[1] Serve a cheese board with three different of apple preparations (photos #1 and #2 courtesy Castello Cheese). [2] Make your own apple chips, or buy our favorites from Bare Fruit.N   What’s new about cheese and apples, you say? Apples have been served with cheese for thousands of years. But this tip, courtesy of…
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FOOD 101: The Differences Between Table Salt & Sea Salt

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[1] Table salt. Functional, but not the best (photo courtesy Tablecraft)./font> [2] Fleur de sel, a favorite of chefs harvested off the Atlantic coast of France. It’s a type of sel gris, the category of gray salt (photo courtesy Saltworks). The unique pyramid-shaped crystals of Maldon River salt from England (photo © Stephen Upson). [4]…
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