Meatloaf Hero Sandwich Recipe & Its Different Names

[1] A hearty meatloaf sub for Oscar watchers (photo © Eat Wisconsin Cheese). [2] While most people make a meatball hero or sub with round meatballs, using slices of a meatloaf makes the sandwich easier to bite (photo © Urban Accents). []   Here’s a suggestion from From Eat Wisconsin Cheese.com: Switch the popular meatball…
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FOOD FUN: Oscar Party Sushi

If your Oscar party will include sushi, how about a platter that looks like a director’s slate? This fun idea comes from SushiShop, which isn’t selling the “director’s slate” platters but developed this as part of an advertising campaign. You can make it yourself with: 10 pieces of salmon nigiri (fish atop rice pads) 10…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Applesauce & Applesauce Bar

Set up an “applesauce bar” for breakfast, dessert or snacking. Photo courtesy U.S. Apple.   Mom always made applesauce from scratch. Her apple of choice was the McIntosh, and she cooked them with the peel. It generated a pretty pink color when strained through a food mill. When we first had commercial applesauce from a…
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Poke, Sashimi’s Relative From Hawaii & A Tofu Poke Bowl Recipe

[1] Classic tuna poke. You can buy it ready-to-serve from Pete’s Seafood Club. [2] At better restaurants, you may have a large choice of vegetables and seasonings to mix with your poke (photo © Dons Bogam | NYC) . [3] This salmon poke bowl is packed with shredded crab leg, tobiko roe, avocado, black, red…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Hot Chocolate From Scratch

Delicious Moonstruck chocolate bars melted into milk for hot chocolate. Photo courtesy Moonstruck.   It’s below zero in quite a few areas of the country today. As we write this, in Fargo it’s 2°F, with the wind chill making it feel like -18°. In our own municipality, New York City, it’s 14°F, with a wind…
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