Gummy Recipes For National Gummy Worms Day

[1] Gummy worms, invented by Trolli, are now made by a variety of producers (photo © Black Forest | Amazon). [2] Not just kid stiff: a sophisticated sundae. Here’s the recipe (photo © Infinite Taste). [3] What’s more fun than a blue frozen drink? One garnished with gummies! Here’s the recipe (photo © My Incredible…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Salad Without Lettuce

In America, “salad” has come to mean a mixture of lettuce and possibly some other raw vegetables, generally including tomato for color, regardless of the seasonality or flavor. But that’s not the origin of the word. The word comes from the Latin salata, short for herba salata, salted vegetables, a popular Roman dish. The vegetables…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Onion Marmalade

A pan of caramelized onions. Photo courtesy Melissas.com.   What do you put on your grilled meat? Ketchup? Mustard? Steak sauce? Worcestershire? Today’s tip is a delicious make-your-own condiment, red onion marmalade. It is an addictively good finishing touch to lamb, poultry, pork, steak or anything from the grill, including pizza. No other condiment is…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Marinate Your Flank Steak

A grilled flank steak, or London Broil. Photo courtesy WomackFarms.com, producers of naturally raised Angus beef.   Flank steak is a cut from the abdominal muscles of the steer. A relatively long and flat cut of meat, it is served as London broil and for fajitas. Tasty as it is, flank steak is a tougher…
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COOKING VIDEO: Watermelon Sorbet

  The only problem with watermelon sorbet is how difficult it is to find it. If you live near a motherlode, consider yourself fortunate. Otherwise, if you have an ice cream maker, you can make it yourself. So light and delicious, watermelon sorbet is more than worth the effort. Use red or yellow watermelon. Fortunately,…
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