TIP OF THE DAY: Summer Crudités & The History Of The Relish Tray

When we were in college, we first learned that our Nana’s “relish tray”—carrot and celery sticks, radishes, olives (photo #3)—could be elevated to something our friend Carolyn—who had spent her junior year abroad in Paris—called crudités. At a dinner one day, she served what we now know as a crudités plate, artfully cut and arranged.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Jackson Pollock Your Plates

[1] A drip of basil oil, at Botanica | LA, dripped from a spoon (we use a teaspoon). Place your protein on top, or first add another color. [2] An actual Jackson Pollock painting. [3] Sorbet and poached fruit with whipped cream from Matthew Kinney Cuisine. Fling the whipped cream above the plate with a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ice Cream & Beer Pairings

Don’t let National Ice Cream Month (July) pass without doing something special. A year ago, Baskin-Robbins sent us ice cream and beer pairings of their favorite flavors, We found the article in our drafts folder, which inspired today’s tip: Love beer? Love ice cream? Don’t hesitate to serve them together. Beer floats like the Guinness…
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BLT Variations For National BLT Sandwich Month

[1] This BLT has a layer of spicy crab salad. Here’s the recipe (photo © Olive Magazine). [2] Grill pineapple and add siracha mayo. Here’s the recipe (photo © Half Baked Harvest). [3] A lobster club on a toasted roll. Here’s the recipe (photo © Fish The Dish). [4] A fried green tomato BLT with…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Shaved Salad

Get out your mandoline and make a shaved salad. Thinly-shaved foods not only have visual elegance, but enable a better melding of flavors on the fork. Serve them as a first course, a salad course after the main course, or a light lunch (for example, plated with cold chicken, roast, seafood). Photo #1, from Rolf…
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