Category: Great Food

Tri-Color Rice Recipe, Elegant Rice Stacks

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[1] Too pretty to be a side dish? (photo © Between The Bread | Facebook) [2] A tricolor rice dish made from white rice, using vegetables for color (photo © Nephroplus). [2] These are the natural colors of brown rice (photos #2, #3, #4 and #5 © rice specialist In Harvest). [3] Black rice, also…
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New England Clam Chowder Recipe, History & Types Of Chowder

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January 21st is National New England Clam Chowder Day, with a cream base. There is no National Manhattan Clam Chowder Day, honoring the tomato-base version; but you can have your choice of recipes on February 25th, a generic National Clam Chowder Day. There are actually 5 yearly clam holidays: January 21: is National New England…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Cook Sorghum For Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

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When we first saw the word sorghum, it was as a tween, in the reading of “Gone With The Wind.” There was no sugar available in the blockaded, war-torn South, so Scarlett O’Hara sweetened her coffee substitute, chicory, with sorghum syrup, a molasses substitute. For decades, we thought of sorghum as a sweetener. After all,…
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PRODUCT: Scotch-Infused Chocolates For Burns Night

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[1] Each chocolate ganache is flavored with a different fine Scotch (photos #1 and #2 © Burdick Chocolate. [2] We love these chocolates—any whisky-drinker who likes sweets will appreciate a box. [3] Instead of artisan bonbons, grab a quality dark chocolate bar. Here are our recommendations for the best 75% cacao chocolate bars (photo ©…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Classico Riserva Pasta Sauces

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Having grown up with a mom whose acclaimed pasta sauce set a bar, we never liked supermarket sauces, even in our less-picky, less flush college days. As we grew into long work days and a paycheck, we treated ourselves to Sauces ’n Love, its shelf-stable Scarpetta line, and other high-end brands. All have the same…
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