What’s A Cherimoya, And How To Serve It This Tropical Fruit
What’s a cherimoya, plus a recipe for a Cherimoya Lava Flow cocktail or smoothie.
Category: Tip Of The Day
TIP: How To Microwave Artichokes
The globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus) is a species of thistle cultivated as a vegetable. It is actually a flower head, a cluster of numerous immature buds of what would be a blossom if not picked before it bloomed. The cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) is a wild variant available in spring. The artichoke stem is…
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Poppy Seed Pockets, A Cookie Recipe For Purim
[1] Poppy pockets are a spin on traditional hamentaschen (photo and recipe © Go Bold With Butter. [2] Most people think of poppy seeds as black, but they are also available in white at Silk Road Spices. Black poppy seeds are nutty and sweet, and have a stronger flavor than white poppy seeds (photo ©…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ways To Serve Fish
Did you give up meat for Lent? Are you looking for different ways to add fish to your diet? Here are recommendations from Chef Charlie Baggs, of Charlie Baggs Culinary Innovations in Chicago, to which we’ve added some of our own suggestions. The original article was written for Flavor & The Menu, a magazine and…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Food In A Cone
Perhaps eight years ago, we saw an article in a trade magazine about a pilot pizza chain in California. All the pizza varieties were served in cones made of pizza dough. The founder’s concept was to make it easy to walk down the street eating from a cone instead of a drippy slice. We loved…
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