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Edamame and corn salad. Photo courtesy CitronLimette.com. Here’s a fusion recipe: Corn is native to America, soybeans are native to Japan. Here, they marry in a sprightly oregano vinaigrette—oregano being native to the Mediterranean region and the Middle East. You can make this recipe with frozen or canned corn, but the idea here is…
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Our first encounter with olive oil cake came at a trattoria in our neighborhood. It sounded strange to us: We were raised in a butter culture, with a palate trained to recognize buttery goodness over margarine and cake mixes made with salad oil. But, this olive oil and basil cake (also made by the restaurant…
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What to look for in farmers’ markets and specialty produce stores: striped tiger figs. Or, buy them from Melissas.com. The Tiger Fig (also called Tiger Stripe fig and Candy Stripe fig) is prized as one of the most flavorful varieties in the marketplace. It is a light yellow, small to medium, pear-shaped fig with unique…
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August 29th is National Lemon Juice Day. Sunkist has a recommendation for people who should cut down on their salt intake—and that’s just about all of us. They call it the S’alternative Choice. It’s lemon juice, an excellent substitute for salt. The average American consumes twice the amount of recommended sodium daily. Uh oh. Even…
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[1] Hot dogs, Italian style (photo © Jennie-O). [2] You can make pesto from scratch with this recipe, or buy a jar (photo © DeLallo). What do you like on your hot dog? Pickle relish and onions? Sauerkraut? Chili? How about marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese and pesto? That’s the suggestion from target=”_blank”>Jennie-O, maker of…
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