TIP OF THE DAY: Harvest Cobb Salad

Grilled squash and corn replace tomatoes and cheese in this Harvest Cobb Salad. Photo courtesy TheBakerChick.com.   Today’s tip comes from Audra Fullerton, The Baker Chick, one of our favorite food bloggers (and food photographers). She created a Cobb Salad with fall ingredients, that serves as the inspiration to many other fall salads to come.…
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RECIPE: Oktoberfest Burger With Pork Schnitzel

The Oktoberfest Burger, with breaded pork cutlets. Photo courtesy Hard Rock Cafe.   Hard Rock Cafe is celebrating Oktoberfest with a Germany-inspired burger, the Samuel Adams Octoberfest Schnitzel Burger. Available September through October 31st, it has German flavor accents: schnitzel (breaded pork cutlets) instead of beef patties, sauerkraut, whole grain mustard and beer-accented cheese sauce,…
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RECIPE: Blueberry Trail Mix

A snack of different names: blueberry trail mix, snack mix, party mix. Photo courtesy U.S. Highbush Blueberry Counci.   Are you astonished by the sudden jump in price of fresh blueberries? That’s because blueberry season is over. But there is a substitute: dried blueberries. Use them in and on: Bundt and pound cakes, cookies, muffins…
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FOOD FUN: Mounds Mess

Recently we published a recipe for a popular U.K. dessert, the Eton Mess. It’s a combination of strawberries, whipped cream, meringues and other ingredients, unceremoniously mixed together (i.e., a mess). We saw this dessert on the Facebook page of Distilled NY in Manhattan’s TriBeCa neighborhood, and decided it was an American version of the Eton…
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RECIPE: Apple Cider-Pomegranate Sorbet

It may now be fall, but that doesn’t mean you should forget about sorbet until next summer. Here’s a delicious option from US Apples: Apple Cider-Pomegranate Sorbet. Serve it as a palate cleanser between fish and meat courses at a dinner party, or right before the turkey or ham course at Thanksgiving. Sorbet is our…
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