TIP OF THE DAY: Vegetable “Raft”

Build a vegetable “raft” to make a serving of plain grilled or sautéed protein look like fancy restaurant fare. This chef’s trick makes it easy to add glamor to a piece of cooked protein—beef, fish, lamb, pork, poultry, tofu. Not to mention, it gets people to eat more veggies! Here, branzino in padella (branzino cooked…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Goat Cheese For Breakfast

It’s the second day of the Year Of The Goat, and we’re focusing on goat cheese for breakfast. We love goat cheese so much, that a log or tomme of fresh goat cheese with toasted baguette (and fresh tomato and basil in the summer) is our kind of meal. But you can incorporate goat cheese…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ways To Cook Fish

Lent began yesterday, the 40-day period from Ash Wednesday to Holy Thursday (this year on April 2nd). During Lent, observers recognize Christ’s sacrifice by giving up something pleasurable. Around the world, the most common Lenten practice is to give up meat. In the U.S., seafood sales soar during the six weeks of Lent. Whether you’re…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Grilled Cheese

Shred the cheese first. Daryl Brooks | Dreamstime.   Grilled cheese sandwiches, one of America’s favorites, are pretty easy to make,. Yet they’re not problem free. Sometimes, the cheese does not melt evenly or quickly. This is especially true when you hand-slice quality cheese from a block, as opposed to using thin, easy-melting plastic-wrapped singles.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Applesauce & Applesauce Bar

Set up an “applesauce bar” for breakfast, dessert or snacking. Photo courtesy U.S. Apple.   Mom always made applesauce from scratch. Her apple of choice was the McIntosh, and she cooked them with the peel. It generated a pretty pink color when strained through a food mill. When we first had commercial applesauce from a…
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