TIP OF THE DAY: Different Egg Dishes

A frittata, made on the stove top and finished in the oven or under the broiler. Photo courtesy Applegate Natural & Organic Meats.   You can have your breakfast eggs baked in a nest, boiled, fried, poached or scrambled or stuffed. You can make breakfast burritos and pizzas, Eggs Benedict and a library of other…
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RECIPE: Coffee Shortbread Cookies

Coffee shortbread with a chocolate glaze to pair with a fine cup of java. Photo courtesy Taste Of Home.   As a gift for your favorite coffee-loving moms, bake coffee-flavored shortbread. These are made even more special with a double chocolate drizzle. The recipe, from Taste of Home, is easy to make. Prep time is…
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RECIPE: Mexican / Southwestern Yogurt Parfait With Tortilla Chips

[1] A savory Mexican (or Tex-Mex) parfait (photo and recipe © Food Should Taste Good). [2] Start with a can of diced, fire-roasted tomatoes (photo © Muir Glen). [3] Tricolor tortilla chips add an extra layer of fun (photo © Abuelita Mexican Foods).   This Southwestern Tomato and Yogurt Parfait is made in trendy glass…
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RECIPE: Lobster Guacamole With Tortilla Chips

In the chips? Add lobster to your guacamole! While lobster salad is also popular in an avocado half (i.e., stuffed avocado), you can add a twist using it atop guacamole. For special occasions, of course. This recipe is adapted from one sent to us by Dos Caminos restaurant in New York City.     RECIPE:…
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FOOD FUN & RECIPE: Ice Cream Tacos

[1] Ice cream tacos: olé! (photo © Taste Of Home). [2] Chocolate shavings for “taco’ garnish (photo © Hebert Candies).   How about ice cream tacos for Cinco de Mayo? You can make them the easy way, with frozen round toaster waffles, or make crunchy pizzelles and fold them into taco-like shells. But we adapted…
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