TIP OF THE DAY: Irish Lamb Stew For St. Patrick’s Day

[1] Irish lamb stew, made with pearled barley (all photos © Guinness). [2] A pint of Guinness, once the world’s top-selling beer†. [3] Arthur Guinness founded the brewery in 1759. It’s the world’s oldest continuing brewery.   If you like lamb, there’s no better excuse to make lamb stew than St. Patrick’s Day. Lamb shoulder,…
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10+ Ways To Flavor Meatballs: Meatball Recipes Part 2

[1] Chicken meatballs served with a vegetable patty and artistic salad, at Ikea (photo © Ikea. [2] Meatballs stuffed with foie gras at Cheu Noodle Bar (photo © Tina Wong | The Wandering Eater). [3] Polpette de tonno, tuna meatballs. Here’s the recipe from Ricette Della Nonna (photo © Ricette Della Nonna). [4] Keftedes, Greek…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 10+ Ways To Flavor Meatballs

[1] Spaghetti-stuffed meatballs. Here’s the recipe from Thrillist (photo © Drew Swantak). [2] Lamb and feta meatballs; here’s the recipe from Smitten Kitchen (photo © Smitten Kitchen). [3] Vietnamese who with meatballs. Here’s the recipe from Cooking And Beer (photo ©

Chocolate Chip & Oreo Cookie Recipes For St. Patrick’s Day

One friend of ours has a set of shamrock cookie cutters, and makes shamrock shortbread every St. Patrick’s Day. She tops them with green and/or white royal icing, and an assortment of green glitter and sprinkles. While we love shortbread, we take the easier way out. Here are two recipes that will make you extremely…
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Pimp Your Cheesecake: Enhancements, Garnishes & Sauces

Only ice cream and cake surpass cheesecake on American restaurant menus, says Flavor And The Menu, a magazine and website for restaurant chefs. The article points out that plain cheesecake is a blank canvas, waiting for an artistic or flavorful treatment—or both. The next time you plan to bake a conventional cheesecake, consider playing around…
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