FOOD FUN: Cookie Dough Icing

A fresh-baked cupcake topped with cookie dough. Photo courtesy Carolina Cupcakery.   Who needs icing? Carolina Cupcakery tops this cupcake with a scoop of cookie dough. Who can top that? Make your own cookie dough, or top your homemade cupcakes with a slice from a roll of cookie dough. If you’re concerned with raw eggs,…
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RECIPE: Summer Salad With Salmon

We first made this recipe from Maille with leftover poached salmon from the fridge. Subsequently, we made it as specified, with warm poached salmon. Both are equally delicious. The recipe serves four as a first course, two as a main course. Prep time is 5 minutes, cooking time is 15 minutes. RECIPE: SUMMER SALAD WITH…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Lavender For Summer

Today is the first day of summer. When we think of summer, we think of lavender. Lavender is a flowering plant, a genus of 39 species that originated in the Mediterranean, northern and eastern Africa and southwest Asia, including India. The most widely cultivated species is English lavender, Lavandula angustifolia. Though not native to England…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Uses For Cream Liqueur

Introduced in 1974, Baileys Irish Cream was the first cream liqueur on the market. Rich and, of course, creamy, it was a hit, and created the category of cream liqueur. Dozens of cream liqueurs have debuted since, from the familiar (chocolate, coffee, maple) to the exotic (amarula, the fruit of the African marula tree). A…
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