Category: Recipes

TIP OF THE DAY: Make Homemade Soda

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A few years back, we began to notice a restaurant trend: creative mixologists making their sodas from scratch. Some of it was creative flavoring—fennel-lemongrass soda, for example. Others were the desire of mixologists to make the best-ever cola, root beer and ginger ale. All of it was all-natural. Spice Market New York, owned by chef…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Uses For Tzatziki, A Multitasking Food

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Tzatziki tops minced smoked salmon for a sophisticated appetizer. Photo by Grenouille Films | IST.   Certain condiments are multitaskers, such that they can be used at different times of the day to make basic foods more interesting. Salsa, from Mexico, is one example. Greek tzatziki (tsah-tsee-kee) is another. A chilled mixture of yogurt, cucumber,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: “Dessert” Coffee Recipes

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“Dessert coffee” has come to mean flavored coffees, which continue to grow in popularity. Flavored with extracts that add just two calories or so, one can have a “cup of dessert” in dozens of flavors, from Apple Pie and Chocolate Cheesecake to Crème Brûlée and German Chocolate Cake. (Try some Chocolate Fudge Brownie coffee.) But…
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COOKING VIDEO RECIPE: Indian Naan Bread, Comfort Food

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      Editor’s note: We regret that the producer of this video has discontinued it. Here is a substitute from YouTube.) If you enjoy baking bread, try Indian naan. Naan, which means “bread” in Persian, is a flatbread similar to the original, pocketless pita. It is usually leavened with yeast and baked in a…
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RECIPE: Twists On The Margarita For National Margarita Day

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Here’s more Margarita madness (deliciously different recipes) in anticipation of National Margarita Day, February 22nd. This year, change it up with a Cranberry Margarita, Pomegranate Margarita or Grapefruit Margarita recipe. The first two recipes are from Avión Tequila; the last is from Felix restaurant in New York City’s SoHo, where Avión Silver is the tequila…
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