Category: Tip Of The Day

TIP OF THE DAY: Chocolate Portion Control

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Chocolate portion control. Photo of Anna Shea chocolates by Jerry Deutsch | THE NIBBLE. You can eat anything you want, diet and nutrition experts advise, as long as you eat it “in moderation.” This means less frequently and in smaller portions. Faced with choosing from a box of beautiful chocolates, moderation may be difficult. Several…
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The New Surf And Turf: How To Create Your Own Version

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Create your own version of surf and turf, a 50-year-old concept that serves proteins from the land and sea on the same plate. While meat and seafood have been served at the same meal since ancient times—and Diamond Jim Brady was known to consume steaks and lobsters at the same time—the pairing known as surf…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Easy “Ravioli Lasagne”

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Lazy Lasagna from Cucina Fresca, made with spinach ravioli. Photo courtesy Cucina Fresca. Last week we wrote about the pisagne, a pizza topped with lasagne ingredients. Colleen C. of Seattle wrote to remind us of “easy lasagne” made by layering ravioli instead of making lasagne from scratch. 1. PREHEAT oven to 400°F. 2. USE 3…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Mini Layered Salad

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Here’s another way to have fun with salad. It’s charming for everyday meals as well as special occasions. Build a layered salad in individual juice glasses or goblets. The recipe is easy: Pick any three salad items that can be cut into a tiny dice and will provide contrasting colors. Think red tomatoes, bell peppers,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Compound Butter (Flavored Butter)

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Herb butter and Roquefort butter are most often served atop steak; anchovy butter is a classic with grilled seafood. Pecan butter garnishes pancakes in the best restaurants. Compound butter, or finishing butter, is a compound delight: It makes everything it touches taste better. It can be served in pats or melted into a sauce. They…
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