FOOD FUN: Oscar Party Sushi

If your Oscar party will include sushi, how about a platter that looks like a director’s slate? This fun idea comes from SushiShop, which isn’t selling the “director’s slate” platters but developed this as part of an advertising campaign. You can make it yourself with: 10 pieces of salmon nigiri (fish atop rice pads) 10…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Applesauce & Applesauce Bar

Set up an “applesauce bar” for breakfast, dessert or snacking. Photo courtesy U.S. Apple.   Mom always made applesauce from scratch. Her apple of choice was the McIntosh, and she cooked them with the peel. It generated a pretty pink color when strained through a food mill. When we first had commercial applesauce from a…
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Poke, Sashimi’s Relative From Hawaii & A Tofu Poke Bowl Recipe

[1] Classic tuna poke. You can buy it ready-to-serve from Pete’s Seafood Club. [2] At better restaurants, you may have a large choice of vegetables and seasonings to mix with your poke (photo © Dons Bogam | NYC) . [3] This salmon poke bowl is packed with shredded crab leg, tobiko roe, avocado, black, red…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: The Flying Meatballs

Six large meatballs are tucked under a blanket of smooth tomato sauce. Photo by Faith Tomases | THE NIBBLE.   There is a National Meatball Day: It’s coming up soon, on March 9th. And we know just how we’re going to celebrate: with lots and lots of The Flying Meatballs. The Flying Meatballs is a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Hot Chocolate From Scratch

Delicious Moonstruck chocolate bars melted into milk for hot chocolate. Photo courtesy Moonstruck.   It’s below zero in quite a few areas of the country today. As we write this, in Fargo it’s 2°F, with the wind chill making it feel like -18°. In our own municipality, New York City, it’s 14°F, with a wind…
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