TIP: Easy Coffee Dessert (Adults Only)

Years ago, at our first visit to The French Laundry in Napa Valley, we ordered a dessert called Coffee and Donuts. What we got: coffee mousse served in a coffee cup, topped with real milk foam and served with a side of beignets, deep fried choux paste (think small fritters). It was a delicious and…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Apricot Glaze

An easy way to add more flavor to roasted meat is with a simple glaze. This recipe adds a sweet and spicy touch to chicken, duck, ham, pork loin or turkey. If you don’t like heat, cut back on the chili flakes. Use any extra glaze as a sauce (dilute it with chicken stock if…
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Deviled Egg Recipes For National Deviled Egg Day

[1] Curried deviled eggs. Here’s the recipe (photo © McCormick). [2] “Beating Heart” deviled eggs color the egg white with beet juice. Here’s the recipe (photos #2 and #4 © Andrew McNeel Publishing). [3] Oh how cute: Deviled egg chicks for food fun anytime—including Easter. Here’s the recipe—scroll down for the chicks (photo © Julie…
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FOOD FUN: Chicken & Waffles

The edgiest chicken and waffles. Photo courtesy Rusty Mackerel | New York City.   The hippest “chicken and waffles” we’ve ever seen are at the The Rusty Mackerel in Washington Heights (northern Manhattan). Chef/owner James “Mac” Moran, former Executive Chef de Cuisine of Todd English’s “Olives” restaurant, goes switches out the chicken for jerked quail,…
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Instant Spicy Pickles Recipe & Ways To Re-Use Pickle Brine

We recently received several bottles of pickles that were simply bland: both dills and half sours. The solution: Add a half tablespoon of sriracha or other hot sauce to the jar, shake, and come back in a day. If you don’t like heat, try the juice of one lime. > The different types of pickles:…
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