Category: Great Food

RECIPE: Chilled Blueberry Banana Soup

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Our recent article on chilled soup featured a recipe for Chilled Cucumber Yogurt Soup. It’s a great starter. But chilled fruit soups are great summer desserts, and they couldn’t be easier to make. Just toss the ingredients into a blender or food processor, whirl, and it’s ready to serve. RECIPE: CHILLED BLUEBERRY BANANA SOUP Ingredients…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Lettuce Wraps ~ Wrap It Up

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Lettuce wraps are a Vietnamese specialty, often used as an appetizer or side instead of a main course. But for a light, better-for-you lunch or dinner, we enjoy them as a main. Lettuce wraps are a fun, interactive course for lunch or dinner. You can wrap up any boneless protein in a lettuce leaf; or…
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TIP OF THE DAY: American Bruschetta & Beet Swath

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This beautiful plate from Gardenia restaurant in New York’s Greenwich Village is a composition of grilled mackerel, butternut squash and endive, garnished with baby greens dressed in vinaigrette and a dollop of pesto. But what really stood out to us is what we’ve named “American bruschetta,” a square of crustless white toast, topped with pickled…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Sipping Rum

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Rum is a new world spirit, initially distilled by slaves on Caribbean sugar cane plantations. The distilled rum can be drunk in its clear state (white or blanco rum), or aged in oak barrels for various lengths of time, the process of which creates the different types of rum. Why is one blanco (or añejo,…
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FOOD FUN: Corn Custard & Popcorn

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Before the summer corn fades away, make corn custard—and for fun, serve it with a side of popcorn. It’s not just for Thanksgiving, a traditional time for corn custard (also called corn pudding and corn casserole, even corn soufflé; but the latter should be an airy soufflé, not a custard dish). But by Thanksgiving, fresh…
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