TIP OF THE DAY: Cook With Fresh Blueberries

August is National Blueberry Month. The harvest is full, the prices are at the year’s low, and any food lover should relish the opportunity to eat lots of them. And cook with them. Beyond the all-American blueberry pie, you can make: Baked treats: cheesecakes, cobblers, crumbles, fruit tarts, muffins, scone Beverages: cocktails, lemonade, smoothies Breakfasts:…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Our 20+ Favorite Ways To Use Mustard

National Mustard Day is the first Saturday in August—which happens to be today. The holiday was initiated in 1988 by a mustard lover named Jill Sengstock, and was taken under the wing of the National Mustard Museum in 1991. If you’re anywhere near Middleton, Wisconsin, you can join in the day of mustard-centric family activities…
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RECIPE: Reduced Sugar Raspberry Pie

July 31st is National Raspberry Cake Day. You can make one easily, by using raspberry jam as a filling between two layers, using whipped cream to frost the cake, and decorating the top with fresh raspberries. But for calorie counters, substitute the cake for a pie, and make this reduced calorie raspberry pie from Driscoll’s.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Salad Topping For Fish

Today’s tip was inspired by this dish (photo at left) at The Sea Fire Grill, in Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center. At its simplest, the tip is: Serve fish fillets—baked, grilled, pan-fried, roasted or sautéed—topped with a salad of baby greens, very lightly dressed in vinaigrette or olive oil and lime juice.   ADD COLOR TO EVERY…
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