TIP OF THE DAY: Mushroom Salad

You may be chomping at the bit for the first spring vegetables to arrive in the market (we’re waiting for asparagus and ramps). But until then, there is veggie excitement to be had; and we’ll be talking about them for the next two days. Mushrooms offer flavorful excitement, and are a cook’s delight: They absorb…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Vegetable “Raft”

Build a vegetable “raft” to make a serving of plain grilled or sautéed protein look like fancy restaurant fare. This chef’s trick makes it easy to add glamor to a piece of cooked protein—beef, fish, lamb, pork, poultry, tofu. Not to mention, it gets people to eat more veggies! Here, branzino in padella (branzino cooked…
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Best Cherry Pie Recipe For National Cherry Pie Day

[1] This cherry pie gets a fancy lattice top (photo © Cherry Marketing Institute). [2] Mom’s cherry pie (photo © Eric Hood | iStock Photo). [3] How artistic are you? This pie has an extra-special crust fashioned by Carey Nershi (photo © Carey Not Carrie | Vermont Creamery). [4] Look for pitted cherries in water,…
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RECIPE: Hungarian Rice Pudding

Hungarian Rice Pudding. Photo and recipe courtesy Little Bucharest Bistro | Chicago.   A bone-chilling day like today calls for extra helpings of comfort food. One of our favorites is rice pudding. We’ve made it every way, including conventional, with rum-soaked raisins, with dried cherries and cranberries replacing the raisins, and a Thai-inspired version with…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Goat Cheese For Breakfast

It’s the second day of the Year Of The Goat, and we’re focusing on goat cheese for breakfast. We love goat cheese so much, that a log or tomme of fresh goat cheese with toasted baguette (and fresh tomato and basil in the summer) is our kind of meal. But you can incorporate goat cheese…
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