RECIPE: Salted Caramel Pudding

For pudding lovers and dads who enjoy a sweet-and-salty dessert, here’s a silky pudding that emulates the one served at California Pizza Kitchen. Thanks to FransFavs.com who had the same pudding, went home and recreated it. Thanks, Fran! The rich caramel pudding is garnished with chocolate cookie crumbs, whipped cream, caramel sauce and flaked sea…
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RECIPE: Nachos For The World Cup

The Better Chip, makers of inspired corn chips in Beets, Chipotle, traditional Corn, Jalapenos, Spinach & Kale, sent us some equally inspired nacho recipes for the World Cup. Using popular ingredients from the teams’ home cuisines, the international nacho menu includes: American Hawaii Style Nachos: The Better Chip Jalapeño Chips with pulled pork, grilled pineapple…
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RECIPE: Crab Cake Salad With An Asian Twist

A take-out crab cake salad. You can plate the ingredients more beautifully at home. Photo courtesy Genji.   We’re such a crab cake fan that we almost never pass them by when we find them on a menu. You can make crab cakes from scratch for this recipe, but we had a “doggie bag” crab…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Think Inside The Sub

Diane is a personal favorite, filled with radicchio, grilled onions, roasted tomato, roasted zucchini, goat cheese, balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Photo courtesy City Sandwich | NYC.   We recently wandered into City Sandwich, a New York City sub shop with a different perspective: top-quality ingredients sandwiched without any mayonnaise or fatty sauces. Chef Michael…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ponzu Sauce Recipe & Uses

Ponzu sauce (photo © Fotoos Van Robin | Flickriver).   Following our recent endorsement of rice vinegar as an everyday condiment is this one for ponzu sauce. Ponzu is a thin, dark brown citrus-based sauce commonly used in Japanese cuisine. Often mixed with soy sauce (shoyu), it is a popular all-purpose condiment and dipping sauce.…
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