TIP OF THE DAY: Cinnamon Toast

Did your mom make you cinnamon toast on school days or weekends? Ours did, and we can still smell and taste each piece that she lovingly sprinkled with her blend of sugar and cinnamon – a blend she premixed and stored in the type of specialty jar also used to sprinkle grated cheese. Every morning,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Get Ready For Cinco De Mayo Food

Plan your Cinco de Mayo cuisine, starting with a breakfast of “taco eggs.” Scrambled Egg Taco: Fill a taco shell with scrambled eggs and top with salsa. Here’s a recipe that includes taco seasoning and grated Cheddar. Scrambled Egg Fajita: Roll up scrambled eggs and fajita vegetables in a tortilla for a breakfast burrito. Taco…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Leeks

Lovely leeks. Photo by Marlon Paul Bruin |SXC.   On this past Sunday’s episode of Desperate Housewives, Susan Mayer had no idea what the long white vegetable that looked like a ginormous scallion was. While it seems improbable that anyone who has ever strolled through a produce aisle can’t recognize a leek, it gave us…
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COOKING VIDEO: Strawberry Pie Recipe

  The warmer weather inspires us to go into pie-baking mode, before the summer heat makes us avoid turning on the oven. Have you ever made a strawberry pie? It couldn’t be easier: Just toss fresh strawberries with sugar and cornstarch. (We also add the zest of a lemon or orange, or a tablespoon of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Baking With Parchment Paper

If you have trouble removing cakes from pans, no matter how much butter and flour you use to grease them, try the parchment paper technique. Parchment paper, also called baking parchment or baking paper, is a grease-resistant, moisture-resistant, heavy duty kitchen paper. It is available in rolls, rounds and sheets. You can find parchment paper…
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