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Still looking something special for Christmas? Whether for your own guests, as Christmas gifts or host/hostess gifts, pick up some Christmas beers. Anchor Christmas Ale and Samuel Adams have good national distribution for their holiday brews, and your regional microbrewer no doubt has a seasonal special ale, beer, porter or stout. Here’s a list of…
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Pizza stones can be square or round. Photo of this top-rated pizza stone courtesy KingArthurFlour.com. Here’s a gift for anyone who makes pizza at home—or needs some encouragement to do so. This tip is from Chef Johnny Gnall. If you have questions or suggestions for tips, email Chef Johnny. If you are a true…
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We don’t know how it happened, but all of a sudden we noticed gnarly coffee and tea stains in our coffee cups. Scrubbing with Comet and many runs through the dishwasher did not help. So we turned to the Internet for advice, and found tips from HowToCleanStuff.com, a highly informative site. So if you share…
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[1] A brioche bun is a breakfast delight. This variation, called brioche à tête, has a small ball of dough (the tête, French for head_ crowning the top (photo © Elena Moiseeva | iStock Photo). [2] Brioche is made in the classic bread shapes: loaves, rolls, and buns. Here’s the difference between rolls and buns…
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Many families enjoy prime rib for the holidays. At our mother’s house, a bone-in prime rib (a.k.a. standing rib roast) was always on the holiday table. Jan Birnbaum, Executive Chef at Epic Steak, a steakhouse on the San Francisco waterfront (great view of the Bay Bridge!), shares this advice so that you, too can cook…
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