Category: Tip Of The Day

TIP OF THE DAY: 10 Chef’s Tricks To Change Up Your Foods (Part 1)

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Slice, caramelize and add to salads. Photo courtesy Microplane.   Chef Johnny Gnall shares this inspiration for cooking. He calls it “Going Against The Grain: Raw Foods You Should Try Cooking And (Typically) Cooked Foods You Should Try Raw.” Johnny chose 10 common ingredients and switched them from their typical use to “the other side.”…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Use A Mortar & Pestle

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A marble mortar and pestle. Photo courtesy RSVP. Product information.   When infomercials hawk kitchen gadgets that can make guacamole in under a minute, it’s easy to forget about some of the tools that have been around for hundreds, even thousands of years. While they don’t offer whiz-bang modernity, they have benefits that their shiny,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Streusel (Crumble, Crisp) Topping

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A crumb or crumble topping—a.k.a. streusel—is a stroke of genius, says chef Johnny Gnall. A few basic ingredients, mashed together by hand and popped into the oven, results in a sweet, rich, crumbly voluptuousness that’s wonderful with any number of sweets. It’s a low fuss, crowd-pleasing dessert topping that can really dress things up. Crumble…
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