Category: Tip Of The Day

What Do The Different Colors Of Plastic Bread Tags Mean?

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You learn something new every day (if you’re lucky), and today we learned why bread tags—the colored plastic tags (photo #1) or twist ties that close plastic bags of bread—are made in different colors. Also called bread buckles and bread clips, these tags or twists are part of a color-coordinated system that marks when the…
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A Great Use For Balsamic Glaze: On Cheese!

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[1] DeLallo Cheese Glaze on Parmigiano-Reggiano and Grana Padano cheeses (photo © DeLallo). [2] Italians have long enjoyed a dessert of a few drops of fine balsamic on aged Parmigiano-Reggiano (photo © Parmigiano-Reggiano Consorzio). [3] Cheese plate with balsamic glaze (photo Balsamic Vinegar of Modena | Facebook).   We love balsamic glaze, a reduced, syrupy…
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Easter Candy Charcuterie Board For An After-Dinner Treat

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Here’s a crowd pleaser of an idea for Easter dinner: an Easter candy “charcuterie board” (platter) at the end of the meal, instead of petit fours*. Candies and cookies take the place of the meats on an actual charcuterie board†. We serve ours at the end of the meal, after dessert, with coffee. You can…
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America’s Favorite Breakfast Foods For The Big Breakfast Day

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If your breakfast is a cup of coffee and a bagel or doughnut, that does not count for The Big Breakfast Day, February 27th. There are better breakfast foods to be had for this most important meal of the day. Why is breakfast the most vital meal of the day? Physicians and nutritionists recommend that…
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32 Ways To Eat Canned Sardines For National Sardines Day

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November 24th is National Sardines Day. Wild Planet, which sells premium canned sardines, sustainably fished, shared these different uses for canned sardines. Although fresh sardines can be found year-round, the warm seasons, from May to October, are the best fishing seasons. The surface waters are warmer, plankton is more abundant and sardines overeat, bulking up.…
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