TIP OF THE DAY: More Uses For Lemon Juice

Last summer, for National Lemon Juice Day, we listed some of our favorite kitchen uses for lemon juice: anti-browning agent, grater cleaner, lemon water, marmalade, marinade, pancake fluffer, soft drink enhancer and veggie saver. Here’s the full article. Lemons are an affordable way to add fresh flavor to every meal of the day. Here are…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Celebrate The Cherry Blossoms With Special Cocktail Recipes

Cherry Blossom Cocktail (photo © Haru Sushi | NYC).   This is a plan-ahead tip: Organize a cherry blossom cocktail party to celebrate the fleeting cherry blossom season. In Japan, the arrival of the spring season is welcomed with hanami celebrations, otherwise known as cherry blossom parties. Flowering cherry trees produce breathtaking white and pink…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ways To Use Semolina Flour

Semolina flour. Photo courtesy King Arthur Flour.   As we were writing about this past week’s Top Pick, Effie’s Semolina Crackers, we drilled down into semolina, the durum wheat-based flour from which they are made. Part of the review addresses “what is semolina.” We came across an article from Shubhra Krishan, author of Essential Ayurveda:…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Gourmet Condiments, Part 2

Make your own citrus salt: You’ll want to use it on everything! Photo courtesy CookingSF.com.   Yesterday we presented the first five recipes, mixing common condiments—balsamic vinegar, honey, maple syrup, mayonnaise and mustard—to create gourmet condiments. When you combine two condiments, the whole is greater (and more delicious) than the sum of its parts. Today…
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