RECIPE: Baked Fish With Watermelon Salsa

The recipe was originally made with catfish, but you can use flounder, tilapia or any favorite white fish. Prep time 10 minutes, cook time 15 minutes. BAKED FISH WITH WATERMELON SALSA Ingredients For 4 Portions 1 lime 1 teaspoon olive oil 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 4 (6…
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RECIPE: Bacon Guacamole

A double hit: bacon guacamole. Photo courtesy />AvocadoCentral.com.   Looking for something special to serve on Father’s Day? Try this Bacon Guacamole Recipe, created by “Sam the Cooking Guy” for Avocado Central. The recipe is pretty simple; so if you prefer, you can just add crumbled bacon to your own guacamole recipe. Large Hass avocados…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Spring Ramps (Wild Leeks)

The prettiest recipe we’ve seen with ramps: a ramp-stuffed torta from chef Catie Baumer Schwalb of PitchforkDiaries.com. Here‘s the recipe.   We were surprised and delighted to see spring ramps in the store yesterday. We thought that the brief ramp season was over. An early spring vegetable, ramps are so delicious—a combination of garlic and…
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Baked Potato Tots & More Tater Tot Recipes

Tater Tots are so beloved that the term is used generically, although it’s a trademark of Ore-Ida, which invented the little potato bites in 1953. (The story is below.) Everyone else can call them “potato tots.” These days, chefs reaching back to childhood are serving fresh-from-scratch versions. This variation, Baked Potato Tots, comes to us…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Grill The Perfect Steak

Ready for the grill: a beautiful porterhouse steak from AllenBros.com.   Chef Jan Birnbaum of EPIC Roasthouse in San Francisco enjoys a good steak on the grill. In fact, he designs his cookout menus so that he can cook everything outside! Here are Chef Jan’s tips for grilling the perfect steak. 1. Don’t cook cold…
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