TIP OF THE DAY: Ponzu Sauce Recipe & Uses

Ponzu sauce (photo © Fotoos Van Robin | Flickriver).   Following our recent endorsement of rice vinegar as an everyday condiment is this one for ponzu sauce. Ponzu is a thin, dark brown citrus-based sauce commonly used in Japanese cuisine. Often mixed with soy sauce (shoyu), it is a popular all-purpose condiment and dipping sauce.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Uses For Rice Vinegar

Rice vinegar: It’s not just for Asian dishes. Photo courtesy Marukan.   Sometimes you buy an ingredient for a particular recipe and then it sits on the shelf, forlorn, waiting for you to make that one dish again. Such was the case with the rice vinegar we purchased. It took us a while to integrate…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Fresh Apricots

For a light lunch or a dinner first course: chicken and rice salad with apricots. Photo courtesy Rice Select.   It’s apricot season! Full of beta-carotene, vitamin C and fiber, fresh apricots are one of the early signs of summer. They’re in season in the U.S. from May through August. Check your local farmers markets…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Roasted Whole Carrots

Rainbow carrot colors, including the now-standard orange, were bred centuries and millennia ago from mutations. Photo courtesy Colorful Harvest | FB.   Why carrots, you may ask, when such summer bounty abounds? And with all the vegetables to throw onto the grill, how often do you think of carrots? Grilling carrots brings out their natural…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Agua Fresca & Agua De Horchata Recipes, Latin American Coolers

[1] A lychee agua fresca, or cooler (photos #1, #4 ___ © courtesy Melissa’s). [2] Agua de horchata, an agua fresca made with rice. The recipe is below (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [3] Chile berry agua fresca (photo © Melissa’s The Great Pepper Cookbook). [4] Pineapple, coconut water and lemongrass agua fresca.…
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