FOOD FUN: A Beautiful Bagel

Few people would call a bagel beautiful, but Baldor Specialty Foods has overturned that notion. On top of an everything bagel with cream cheese, they have arranged: Capers Edible flowers Chives Mini cucumbers Pickled red onions Salmon Caviar Smoked Salmon   You can substitute goat cheese for the cream cheese. If your Mother’s Day breakfast…
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FOOD 101: Empanadas, History & National Empanada Day

[1] Latin American empanadas are made in half-moon shapes (photo © Fairway | NYC). [2] Breakfast empanadas. Here’s the recipe (photo © Good Eggs). [3] Dessert empanadas have become popular. Here’s the recipe for these pumpkin cheesecake empanadas. [4] Go fusion with Buffalo chicken empanadas. Here’s the recipe.   April 8th is National Empanada Day.…
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RECIPE: Spring Pea Crostini

[1] Spring Pea Crostini (photo courtesy Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] Spring peas fresh from the field (photo courtesy The Chef’s Garden). [3] Fresh mint (photo courtesy Good Eggs). [4] Fresh spinach (photo courtesy Good Eggs). [5] Garlic, to infuse the olive oil (photo courtesy Domain Image).   One of the great treats of…
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