TIP OF THE DAY: Peanut Butter Makes Great Desserts

Peanut butter cake with malted PB ice cream….and some caramelized peanuts, candied bacon and white beer foam. You can do it! Photo courtesy PB&+Co. If you love peanut butter, enjoy it in more than sandwiches, satay and PB cookies. Challenge culinary school students to create gourmet desserts with it. That’s what Peanut Butter & Company…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Dessert Sauces For National Sauce Month

Panna cotta with raspberry coulis. Photo by Kelly Cline | IST. March is National Sauce Month. What do you think of when you hear the word “sauce?” Pasta sauce? Mushroom sauce? Worcestershire sauce? How about dessert sauce? From coulis to Crème Anglaise to hard sauce to zabaglione, take a look at all the different types…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Oscar Party Tasting

Instead of generic “wine and cheese,” serve different wines (or beers) in the same category and turn your event into a “tasting.” Photo courtesy Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. Last week we proposed 10 “Best Picture Cocktails” as party fare for your Oscar party. But what if your friends prefer wine or beer? Instead of making…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Have A Water-Tasting Party

It can walk the walk on the grocery shelf, but can it “taste the taste?” Have a mineral water tasting party to find out. Photo courtesy Antipodes. Whether you’re looking for a zero-calorie way to get through the Academy Awards or a great way to entertain adults and kids in general, water is the way.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Eat The Bloomy Rind

Eat the rind! Photo of Brie courtesy Whole Foods Markets. White rinds on cheese—called bloomy rinds—are meant to be eaten. If you’ve been cutting them away, try them. Connoisseurs consider the rind part of the unique character of the cheese. The bloomy rind category of cheese refers to those cheeses with snowy white, downy rinds…
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