Category: Tip Of The Day

TIP OF THE DAY: Mixed Dried Fruit Snack

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This may seem like old news, but our bag of Sun-Maid Mixed Fruit was a revelation. Moist and supple, the blend of sun-ripened apples, apricots, plums and pears is our new favorite snack. The fruits are dried, moisturized and packed in foil-fresh, 7-ounce zipper bags. The variety and the natural sweetness of the fruits actually…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Fresh Mushrooms Need Air

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Mushrooms tend to come packaged in a plastic-wrapped box; or if you select them from a bin, you put them in a plastic bag. Plastic is not good for mushroom health: There’s no air and the ‘shrooms can’t breathe. If you’re not going to use them immediately, transfer the mushrooms to a paper bag. We…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Filling A Pepper Mill

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We didn’t heed our own device when refilling the pepper mill yesterday. The result: peppercorns all over the counter and floor. There’s a better way to do it: Fill a small plastic bag or even a paper envelope with the peppercorns. Snip off a corner. You’ll be able to better aim the peppercorns into the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Zest A Lemon, Lime Or Grapefruit

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After you juice a grapefruit, lemon, lime, orange or other citrus, do you throw it away? If so, you’re tossing out a delicious ingredient: the zest. Zest is the outermost part of the rind/peel/skin. Before you juice the citrus, remove the zest for use in other recipes. Scraping or cutting it from the skin is…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Peel A Grapefruit Or Orange With Ease

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If you enjoy grapefruit regularly, treat yourself to this snazzy double grapefruit knife. Photo courtesy RSVP. Grapefruit and oranges are excellent snacks and ingredients. We love to add them to green salads and light sauces for fish and seafood. And we have a passion for grapefruit sorbet and granita. But grapefruit can be difficult to…
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