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If you’re cooking for Valentine’s Day, think beets, raspberries and strawberries as bright red accents. Some of our favorite recipes: Goat Cheese Salad With Raspberries Or Beets and Strawberry & Feta Salad Goat Cheese & Beet Stacks Beet & Goat Cheese “Ravioli” (shown in photo) Use strawberries and raspberries to accent desserts and cocktails.…
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Ellner brut rosé Champagne. Photo courtesy Pacific-estates.com. Many people pop open a bottle of Champagne or other sparkling wine for Valentine’s Day. We celebrate with a rosé Champagne. Rosé Champagnes tend to be more expensive than their white counterparts, but are worth it. They’re typically more full-bodied and complex, with rich fruit flavor. Two bargain…
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Over the last 30 years, the Meyer lemon has evolved from an ornamental garden lemon found in California farmers’ markets to a popular commercial lemon. The two major lemons in America, Eureka, and Lisbon, have a bracing tartness. The Meyer Lemon, which is a hybrid between a lemon and a mandarin or possibly another sweet…
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Beurre manié (pronounced burr monn-YAY) is French for “kneaded butter.” It’s a paste made of softened butter and flour that is used to thicken sauces, soups, stews and ragouts. Next time you have to thicken a sauce, use beurre manié instead of cornstarch or arrowroot. It adds delicious butter flavor without the “gloppiness” you can…
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Are you making your famous spinach dip for the Super Bowl? Most recipes call for thawed frozen spinach. The least favorite part of the preparation is squeezing out all the water. Most people just take the cold, wet spinach in their hands and squeeze it, bit by bit. There’s a neater way: Use your potato…
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