Poke, Sashimi’s Relative From Hawaii & A Tofu Poke Bowl Recipe

[1] Classic tuna poke. You can buy it ready-to-serve from Pete’s Seafood Club. [2] At better restaurants, you may have a large choice of vegetables and seasonings to mix with your poke (photo © Dons Bogam | NYC) . [3] This salmon poke bowl is packed with shredded crab leg, tobiko roe, avocado, black, red…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Hot Chocolate From Scratch

Delicious Moonstruck chocolate bars melted into milk for hot chocolate. Photo courtesy Moonstruck.   It’s below zero in quite a few areas of the country today. As we write this, in Fargo it’s 2°F, with the wind chill making it feel like -18°. In our own municipality, New York City, it’s 14°F, with a wind…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Valentine Cake

If time has gotten away from you and you haven’t picked up a special treat for the family, here’s a trick from one of our favorite New York bakeries, BakedNYC. Buy a plain, iced store-bought cake and add your own decorating touch. It combines store-bought with “homemade.” While you can buy a Valentine cake at…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Valentine Toast

Get out your heart-shaped cookie cutter and think about your menu for tomorrow. You can start Valentine’s Day with with heart-shaped toast and red fruit jam. Then, make extra toast hearts: For lunch with soup, spread with herb butter For lunch or dinner as croutons with a salad, spread with goat cheese For cocktails (make…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Watermelon Radish

Roasted mahi-mahi with baby squash, roasted eggplant puree, pistachios and watermelon radish. Photo courtesy Due Forni.   Some vegetables light up any dish; watermelon radishes are one. Thanks to farmers markets, we’re seeing a lot more of them. Watermelon radishes are available year-round, with peak seasons in spring and late fall (meaning they’re more bountiful…
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