Category: Recipes

RECIPE: Grapefruit Basil Cocktail To Chase The Winter Blues

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[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

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[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

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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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Leftover Steak For Breakfast & The History Of The Doggie Bag

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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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TIP OF THE DAY: Pho & Ramen Breakfast…Or Perhaps Some Miso Soup?

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Asians drink soup for breakfast: Japanese miso soup and Thai pho, for example. Americans looking for something quick, hot, nutritious and comforting should consider the option. Both can be packed with vegetables, and carried in a travel mug or thermos. Your soup supply can also be part of a low-calorie, healthful lunch or snack.  …
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