RECIPE: Calle Dão Coconut Rum Flan

[1] Un bonito postre (a beautiful dessert): coconut rum flan at at Calle Dão| NYC. [2] When you’re done with the flan, treat yourself to a Dark ‘N’ Stormy, mix dark rum with ginger beer. Fill a tall glass with ice, add the juice of half a lime, and your desired proportions of rum and…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Salad Mashup (Your Signature Salad)

Here’s what you get when you combine three salad concepts: Cobb Salad Wedge Salad Salade Lyonnaise   It’s a Wainer Salad (photo #4). Created by the creative folks at Sid Wainer, a gourmet produce distributor, it demonstrates how you can combine favorite ingredients from different dishes to create something new. Sure, people have been substituting…
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HALLOWEEN RECIPE: Spider Cake

[1] A hairy spider, ready to eat (photo courtesy Go Bold With Butter). [2] Chocolate sprinkles make the spider “hairy” (photo courtesy King Arthur Flour). [3] Wilton makes the smallest eyes we’ve found. These are from Target (photo courtesy Wilton).   Along came a spider and sat down beside her—and she ate him! This eye-catching…
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No Sugar Added Caramel Apples Recipe

If you love caramel apples but are cutting down on sugar, make your own with sugar-free caramels. Werther’s makes delicious sugar-free caramels in regular and chocolate-flavored. Pick up a few bags and get dipping! You can use the same recipe with regular caramels.     RECIPE: SUGAR-FREE CARAMEL APPLES Ingredients 5 Granny Smith apples (1-1/2…
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RECIPE: Hong Kong Style Egg Tarts

[1] Fragrant and warm from the oven: Who can resist? (Photos #1 and #2 © My Bare Cupboard, which has a slightly different recipe.) [2] Take a bite! [3] Where would dessert be without the incredible, edible egg? (Photo © The Egg Farm.) Check out the different types of eggs in our Egg Glossary. See…
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