TIP OF THE DAY: Panzanella Salad, Italian ‘Bread Salad’

[1] Panzanella fusion: A Tuscan concept made with Indian flatbread and seasonings (photo and recipe below courtesy Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] Stonefire makes delicious naan in a variety of flavors (photo courtesy Stonefire). [3] A summer panzanella with peaches, tomatoes and prosciutto. Here’s the recipe from Good Eggs.   Don’t let the summer…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Stone Fruit Sangria

[1] Make sangria with rose and summer’s stone fruits (photo courtesy Saveur). [2] We use San Pellegrino’s Aranciata Rossa, a sparkling blood orange soft drink (photo courtesy San Pellegrino).   We’re at the height of stone fruit season, so what’s with the apples and pears? Make a stone fruit sangria, and make it even more…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Ice Cream Or Frozen Yogurt Pie

It’s easy to scoop out ice cream or frozen yogurt for a quick dessert. But it’s almost as easy to turn that frozen pint into a dazzling pie (photo #1). It’s as easy as buying a cookie crust and a couple of pints of your frozen dessert of choice. In the recipe below, we provide…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Fruit Gazpacho, Chilled Summer Fruit Soup

[1] Chilled strawberry soup with a drizzle of vanilla yogurt. Here’s the five-minute recipe from Carlsbad Cravings. [2] Pineapple gazpacho. Here’s the recipe from Urban Accents. [3] Honeydew-cucumber gazpacho with fresh herbs and green chiles. The recipe is in the article (courtesy Rio Luna). [4] Rio Luna premium canned chiles (courtesy Rio Luna).   A…
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RECIPE: Walnut Spread, A Versatile Spread, Filling & Thickener

An overly-enthusiastic purchase of a huge bag of walnut halves at a warehouse club led us to think: What on earth were we thinking? There are just so many walnut pies, salad garnishes, pasta sauces, cookies and brownies we can eat. But we hit the jackpot with what the California Walnut Board calls walnut “cream.”…
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