TIP OF THE DAY: Make Homemade Soda

A few years back, we began to notice a restaurant trend: creative mixologists making their sodas from scratch. Some of it was creative flavoring—fennel-lemongrass soda, for example. Others were the desire of mixologists to make the best-ever cola, root beer and ginger ale. All of it was all-natural. Spice Market New York, owned by chef…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Uses For Tzatziki, A Multitasking Food

Tzatziki tops minced smoked salmon for a sophisticated appetizer. Photo by Grenouille Films | IST.   Certain condiments are multitaskers, such that they can be used at different times of the day to make basic foods more interesting. Salsa, from Mexico, is one example. Greek tzatziki (tsah-tsee-kee) is another. A chilled mixture of yogurt, cucumber,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: “Dessert” Coffee Recipes

“Dessert coffee” has come to mean flavored coffees, which continue to grow in popularity. Flavored with extracts that add just two calories or so, one can have a “cup of dessert” in dozens of flavors, from Apple Pie and Chocolate Cheesecake to Crème Brûlée and German Chocolate Cake. (Try some Chocolate Fudge Brownie coffee.) But…
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