Category: Recipes

TIP OF THE DAY: Pesto Cheese Spread

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Think of pesto, and it evokes different recipe ideas. You can use this versatile sauce and condiment—a blend of basil,* olive oil, pine nuts and Parmesan cheese—for: Bread Dipper & Bruschetta: Use pesto as a bread dipper or as a bruschetta topping. Condiment: Pesto is a great condiment for fish, meat, sandwiches and vegetables. Dip:…
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RECIPE: Duff Goldman’s Cookie Dough Cake

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After trying the new Godiva Cake Truffle Collection with recipes inspired by Duff Goldman cakes, we took a closer look at his Cookie Dough Cake. And since it was a lazy weekend, we baked one. Here’s the recipe, courtesy of chef Duff Goldman and Godiva Chocolatier. COOKIE DOUGH CAKE RECIPE Ingredients For Cookie Dough 1…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Caprese Sandwich

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Caprese sandwich, a.k.a. Caprese salad sandwich. Photo courtesy Hubbard Inn.   Our Seasonal Affective Disorder* kicked in last Saturday—and daylight savings time doesn’t end until November 4th! But it’s not the diminishing daylight that has us bummed. It’s the end of summer tomato season. Those beautiful heirloom tomatoes, a high point of our culinary week,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bitter Greens

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Dandelion greens for your salad. Photo courtesy Rawology- Webstarts.com.   It’s not easy eating green. That dinner salad can be so boring, it requires a cloak of fat (salad dressing). Most people stick to delicately-flavored greens for salads: celery, cucumbers, lettuce, But in a country that likes its bold flavors, why not try something more…
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COOKING VIDEO: Easy Homemade Applesauce Recipe

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  With all the lovely apples piled high in markets, it’s time to make homemade applesauce. Homemade applesauce is so head and shoulders above store-bought, that you’ve got to try it at least once. In the video below, the cook doesn’t core the apples. Instead, the apple cores, seeds and all, go into the pot.…
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