RECIPE: Bread Salad #2 (Panzanella)

Bread salad: Try it, you’ll love it. Photo courtesy Pillsbury.   Several weeks ago we published a recipe for panzanella, Tuscan bread salad. While perusing other recipes, we discovered this one on Pillsbury.com, submitted by Carrian Cheney of the blog, Oh Sweet Basil. It’s what to do when you have leftover French or Italian bread,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Peanut Dipping Sauce

A three-ingredient peanut sauce (photo © Lizzie Mabbot | Lizzy Eats London).   If you’re a fan of peanut sauce for dipping, making sesame noodles or drizzling over steamed vegetables, and diluted with salad oil for a salad dressing. While the preparation is simple—just combine the ingredients in a bowl and blend—depending on the recipe,…
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RECIPE: Grilled Tropical Fruit Skewers

Here’s something special for Labor Day weekend: Turn grilled fruit into tropical fruit skewers. Thanks to Melissas.com, purveyors of premium produce, for the recipe. We’ve also got dessert shots to go with the fruit: delicious coconut- or banana-flavored rum from Blue Chair Bay. RECIPE: GRILLED TROPICAL FRUIT SKEWERS Ingredients For 6 Servings 3 tablespoons brown…
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RECIPE: Roasted Cherry Tomato Cups – Nice Appetizer Bites

[1] Crunchy Triscuit cups (photo © Nabisco). [2] Roasted cherry tomatoes (photo © Botanica Restaurant | Los Angeles). [3] How many different varieties of Triscuit are there? The answer is below (photo © Nabisco). [4] It’s easy to grate the cheese as-needed (photo © London Deposit | Panther Media). [5] Fresh thyme sprigs (photo ©…
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RECIPE: Plum Poppyseed Cake

Old-fashioned and delicious: Plum Poppyseed Cake. Photo courtesy GoBoldWithButter.com.   Poppy seeds or plums: Which is less commonly found in baked goods? We don’t have the answer, but our response is: Both should be used more often, starting with this delicious recipe. And don’t tarry: plums are a summer fruit. Poppy seeds, obtained from the…
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