TIP OF THE DAY: Olive Oil Cake With Your Choice Of Citrus

Our first encounter with olive oil cake came at a trattoria in our neighborhood. It sounded strange to us: We were raised in a butter culture, with a palate trained to recognize buttery goodness over margarine and cake mixes made with salad oil. But, this olive oil and basil cake (also made by the restaurant…
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Tiger Figs & Fresh Fig Compote Recipe

What to look for in farmers’ markets and specialty produce stores: striped tiger figs. Or, buy them from Melissas.com. The Tiger Fig (also called Tiger Stripe fig and Candy Stripe fig) is prized as one of the most flavorful varieties in the marketplace. It is a light yellow, small to medium, pear-shaped fig with unique…
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FOOD FUN: Italian Hot Dogs Recipe With Your Frank Of Choice

[1] Hot dogs, Italian style (photo © Jennie-O). [2] You can make pesto from scratch with this recipe, or buy a jar (photo © DeLallo).   What do you like on your hot dog? Pickle relish and onions? Sauerkraut? Chili? How about marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese and pesto? That’s the suggestion from target=”_blank”>Jennie-O, maker of…
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RECIPE: Parmesan Zucchini Crisps

When we look at zucchini prices in the winter months, we think ahead to the summer months and all the zucchini dishes we’re going to make. This weekend, we’re serve these zucchini crisps with Prosecco, although they go with any wine, beer or cocktail and make a fine side dish or snack-in-front-of-the-TV. They’re baked, not…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pie Dough Crumb Topping On A Sundae

It’s the reverse of pie à la mode; perhaps it should be called an ice cream crumble. Pie dough crumbles—which are the pie dough version of streusel—are used to put a pie crust “topping” over ice cream. Today’s tip was inspired by The Strawberry Barbara, a sundae from McConnell’s Ice Cream in Santa Barbara. McConnell’s…
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