TIP OF THE DAY: Ways To Use Mustard

August 5th is National Mustard Day, but since this is a big holiday weekend with lots of mustard in play, we’re jumping the gun. We have two favorite mustard brands: Maille, the venerable mustard house of Dijon, France, which makes Dijon in dozens of flavors; and Colman’s, the fiercely hot, Chinese-style mustard (the different types…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ice Cream Donuts

A fun project for a long weekend: ice cream donuts. There are two ways to look at them. One requires a donut pan and some fabrication. The other requires nothing but donuts and ice cream.   RECIPE #1: DONUT ICE CREAM SANDWICHES (Photo #1) Ingredients Donuts of choice (without frosting or filling) Garnishes of choice:…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Yogurt Moat For A Salad, With Sorrel

There are two ideas in today’s tip: Sorrel leaves in a green salad. A yogurt ’moat.’   We loved the idea of a yogurt moat (photo #1), observed at Botanica restaurant in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles. In the photo, the chef piled a salad on top of a moat of garlicky sheep’s…
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