Category: Great Food

TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Bela Sardines & Mackerel

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[1] Close-up on a school of sardines (photo courtesy AP | Ventura County Star). [2] Cleaned, cooked and canned by BELA Brands (photos #2, #3 and #4 courtesy BELA). [3] Our favorite brand, Bela from Portugal. [4] Open the can and… [5] Dig in (photo © Food52). [6] Easy tapas, with tomato or pimento on…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Stocks & Soups From Trimmings

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[1] Lots of trimming to come (photo courtesy True Food Kitchen). [2] Stock, ready to use or freeze—or season it and enjoy a cup of broth (photo courtesy Good Eggs). [3] Plan B: Instead of stock, turn those trimmings into a purée of vegetable soup (photo courtesy Botanica | LA).   When we were quite…
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It’s International Hummus Day: Try A New Brand Like Hope Foods

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[1] Black Garlic, one of 11 delicious flavors of Hope Hummus (photos #1 and #3 © Hope Foods). [2] One of our favorite ways to serve hummus: topped with salad ingredients and, as a lunch dish, with a hard-boied egg (photo © Shaya Restaurant | NOLA). [3] Woo hoo, Hope Foods’ chocolate hummus, shown here…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Salad In A Wine Glass

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[1] A beautiful layered salad in a wine tumbler (photo courtesy Riedel Japan). [2] Riedel’s O series tumbler for red wine (photo courtesy Riedel). [3] How many different ways can you use them? See our list (photo Riedel | Facebook). [4] A classic layered salad (photo courtesy Kraft). [5] The most recent layered salad trend:…
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TIP OF THE DAY: The New Soup & Salad

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Part of our job entails keeping on top of culinary innovations around the world, to see might be interesting for the home cook. While a soup-topped salad may not sound like an innovation, we don’t come across it often. Usually it’s in the form of a small vegetable garnish. Today’s tip was inspired by Botanica,…
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