RECIPE: Seared Tuna With Roasted Peaches

It’s not an orange: It‘s a roasted peach, served with grilled ahi tuna. Photo courtesy Waterbar | San Francisco.   Peach season in the U.S. lasts from May through August or early September, thanks to the different zones and climates where they are grown. In the cooler weather states, the harvest starts later but lasts…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Lemonade Recipes For National Lemonade Day

Melon lemonade, an inspired idea. Photo courtesy Zulka Sugar.   According to chef and food historian Clifford A. Wright, the all-American summer drink, lemonade, may have had its origin in medieval Egypt. It’s hard to tell, because while the fruit originated farther to the east, the earliest written evidence of lemonade comes from Egypt. The…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Waffle Bowls (Ice Cream Cone Cups)

Strawberry sundae in a cone cup. Photo courtesy Joy Cone Co.   Can’t decide between a cup of ice cream or a cone? Have two in one with a cone cup, a.k.a. waffle bowl. Perfect for customers who have trouble deciding whether they want their ice cream served in a cone or a dish, this…
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FOOD FUN: Chioggia Beets

[1] Chioggia beets, candy striped by nature (photo © Bee Raw). [2] A bowl of striped chioggia and conventional red beets (photo by Woodley Wonderworks | CC BY 2.0 License).   Some vegetables just engender a smile. For us, watermelon radish and chioggia beets are two of these, both charmingly candy striped by nature. It’s…
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