TIP OF THE DAY: Duck Bacon

You’ll absolutely love it: duck bacon from D’Artagnan.   As a follow up to our article on ways to use duck fat, here’s how we use duck bacon. We love duck bacon. It has a wonderful flavor and is actually much leaner than pork bacon. It also leaves a less pervasive aroma to cling to…
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TIP OF THE DAY: What To Do With Broken Chip Pieces

What do you do with all the broken chips at the bottom of the bag? Toss them? Sure: We toss them right on top of plain Greek yogurt. Or atop a green salad. Or on top of mac and cheese or casseroles. We never let those little pieces chips die heedlessly. We use them as…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Easy Rum Raisin Ice Cream

Look for it in stores or make your own Rum Raisin ice cream. Photos courtesy Häagen-Dazs.   Our favorite Thanksgiving ice cream flavor is not Pumpkin, but Rum Raisin. It’s an old-fashioned flavor that seems very American (as rum was produced close to home, in the Caribbean). Actually, its roots are in Sicily; the history…
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TIP OF THE DAY: The Best Thanksgiving Dessert Could Be Bites

TOP PHOTO: Cut up the brownies, cheesecake and pumpkin, insert toothpicks, and everyone will enjoy dessert more by eating less. BOTTOM PHOTO: The photographers also cook. Take a look at their fruit and veggie-centric cookbook. Photos © WhiteOnRiceCouple.com.   You know how you feel at the end of the turkey course at Thanksgiving dinner: stuffed…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Chicken Or Turkey Stock

Enjoy your feast, but don’t toss the carcass. Use it to make stock! Photo courtesy Sur La Table.   Plan ahead: Don’t throw away that turkey carcass. Or the roast chicken* carcass. Or those tops, root ends and stems from trimming vegetables. Save the vegetable trimmings from the week’s meals: carrot tops, celery ends, fennel…
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