S’mores Pie, Ice Cream Cake & More For National S’mores Day

[1] A no-bake s’mores pie (photo © Brown Eyed Baker). [2] For a change, substitute pound cake for the graham cracker s’mores crust (photo © American Egg Board). [3] These mini-marshmallows are vegan and absolutely delicious (photo © Dandies). [4] The recipe calls for chocolate ice cream, but you don’t have to use plain chocolate.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Tataki, Plus Salmon Tataki Salad

Tataki means briefly seared. Photo of tuna tataki courtesy Haru | NYC.   Tataki, also called tosa-mi, is a Japanese style of preparing fish or meat. The protein is seared very briefly over a hot flame or in a pan, briefly marinated in rice vinegar, sliced thinly and served chilled or at room temperature. The…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Rice Pudding Day

Here’s a fun take for National Rice Pudding Day: rice pudding tartlets. These are made in rustic style by Frog Hollow Farm. You don’t need tartlet pans that turn out fluted, rigid tart shells. Instead, just roll the dough and fold the edges over the filling—the style known as galette. Rice pudding replaces the traditional…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Turn Leftover Pasta Into Antipasto Salad

For lunch or a light dinner: antipasto salad. Photo courtesy Melissas.   Turn your leftover pasta into an antipasto salad. You can boil the pasta from scratch, but whenever we make short cut pasta for a hot dish, we make extra for a cold pasta salad later in the week. You can customize the recipe…
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RECIPE: White Gazpacho, The Original Recipe

  GAZPACHO HISTORY A specialty of Spain and Portugal, gazpacho is a cold raw vegetable peasant soup originating in Andalusia, the southernmost region of Spain. Originally made from old bread, olive oil and garlic, the recipe was in use when the Romans conquered the Iberian Peninsula (218-19 B.C.E.). The name is of Arabic origin, and…
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