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Want to make a fancy dessert but don’t want to turn on the oven? Make a trifle. TRIFLE HISTORY A trifle is a classic English dessert, called by a variety of names including Tipsy Cake, Tipsy Parson, Tipsy Squire and Tipsy Hedgehog. “Tipsy” indicates the addition of spirits, typically sherry. Trifle was an evolution of…
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Rhubarb and tomato ketchup. For a smooth texture, use an immersion blender or food processor. Photo courtesy Taste Of Home. Need something to bring to a Memorial Day cook-out? How about homemade ketchup? Pack it into mason jars and tie a ribbon around the neck. Go one step further and make rhubarb ketchup, a…
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A classic cheese souffle recipe, plus the history of the souffle.
Mediterranean Pasta With Chicken. Photo courtesy Urban Accents. Doesn’t this pasta dish look more exciting than a conventional red-sauced plate? It uses vegetables to make “tricolor pasta” instead of pasta colored green and red with spinach and tomatoes. Tricolor pasta—green and red plus white—looks appealing in the bag but typically fades when cooked. So…
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Salsa fresca, made with raw ingredients. Other salsas are cooked. Photo courtesy Melissa’s. Salsa, which has been America’s favorite condiment since 2000 (when it supplanted ketchup),actually has been a favorite condiment for thousands of years. The chile was domesticated around 5200 B.C.E., and tomatoes by 3000 B.C.E. both in Central America. The Aztecs combined…
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