Caesar Salad Recipe: Give Caesar Salad A Grill & A Shave

New school Caesar salad (photo © E&E Grill House).   We love the Caesar Salad at one of our favorite New York City steak houses, E&E Grill House. Their approach—which has become trendy for Caesar Salads—let you enjoy even more flavor from your salad. Romaine: Instead of tearing the romaine leaves, cut the romaine hearts…
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COOKING VIDEO: Make Barbecue Sauce From Scratch

  There’s so much over-sugared barbecue sauce for sale; we wonder why people don’t make their own. It’s easy and more nutritious—and it costs less, too. You eliminate the high fructose corn syrup and can moderate the level of sweetener you do use (agave, brown sugar, honey, maple syrup). Your homemade sauce uses other superior…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Savory Verrines

Yesterday we introduced dessert verrines, dishes layered in small glasses. They can be either sweet or savory; the goal is to create a visually-stunning and sophisticated small bite. Today, we take on savory verrines, popular as appetizers or cocktail food. You can also serve them as sides with a main course. Think of three to…
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TIP OF THE DAY: For Fun & Excitement, Make Verrine Recipes

Berries, pistachio sour cream and sweetened Greek yogurt. Photo courtesy Wallmonkey.   Looking for some appetizer or dessert excitement? Make verrines (vair-REEN, in French). Verre is the French word for glass; verrine, which means “protective glass,” is an assortment of ingredients layered “artfully” in a small glass. Verrines can be sweet or savory: The idea…
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RECIPE: Birthday Cake For Every Day Of The Year

No, this isn’t the cake, but one of the creative appetizers at E&E Grill House: smoky grilled bacon slabs on a salad of Savoy cabbage dressed with aïoli and cider vinegar. The cake is below. Photo courtesy E&E Grill House.   We recently were a guest at a relatively new steakhouse in New York City’s…
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