TIP OF THE DAY: Radishes, A Valentine Vegetable

Have you ever roasted radishes? Few of us do; but like other root veggies, roasted vegetables can taste even more glorious than raw ones. We liked this particular recipes for “Valentine veggies.” We adapted the recipe from Duda Fresh, using their Dandy Radishes. We adapted this recipe from Duda Farm Fresh Foods of Florida, using…
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RECIPE: Grapefruit Basil Cocktail To Chase The Winter Blues

[1] Grapefruit basil cocktail (photo © Tommy Bahama). [2] Create a twist with a channel peeler (photo © Two Tarts). [3] Get yourself a channel peeler (photo © 1 Easylife | Amazon). [4] You can knot a long strip of peel (photo © Bar Boulud | Boston).   Each weekend we try a different cocktail…
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RECIPE: Super-Easy Brownie Cheesecake

[1] Top any cheesecake with brownie cubes and drizzle with caramel sauce (photo © iGourmet). [2] Want cake without all the chocolate? Go for blondies instead (photo © Valrhona Chocolate). [3] Key lime or lemon bars also do the trick, although are more jiggly than brownies and blondies (photo © Baking Obsession).   If you…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 3-D Animal Crackers

If you like to bake cookies, try your hand at something different: 3-D cookies. They’re sold by a British novelty products company called Suck UK (why ask why?), and available on Amazon. The zoo animal cookie cutter set contains a mother and baby. Each set has four cutters: two bodies and two pairs of legs,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Leftover Steak For Breakfast & The History Of The Doggie Bag

When life gives you leftover steak, make steak and grits. That’s what we did when we happily brought home a doggie bag from a midtown steakhouse Friday night. The next morning the leftovers became part of breakfast (or brunch*, if you prefer). You can make steak and eggs, of course; but we don’t have grits…
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