TIP OF THE DAY: Best Burger Meat

A juicy Portabella Swiss Burger. Photocourtesy Certified Angus Beef.   The best burger meat is a blend of cuts. Today’s tip comes from Chef Michael Ollier of the Certified Angus Beef brand—a specialist chef who focuses every day on the best way to prepare beef recipes. Great taste begins with the blend, advises Chef Ollier.…
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Mellow & Magnificent Castelvetrano Olives: How To Enjoy Them

[1] Castelvetrano olives served with drinks at Maiden Lane | NYC (photo © Maiden Lane). [2] We could eat the whole bowl (photo © Musco Food). [3] Castelvetrano olives, cherry tomatoes, and garlic sautéed in EVOO make a delicious snack, appetizer, or topping for proteins and grains.   Olive connoisseurs love Castelvetrano olives (pronounced kah-stell-veh-TRAH-no).…
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TIP OF THE DAY: More Affordable Champagne Cocktails

A yummy Prosecco cocktail that can be adapted into a mocktail. Photo courtesy Harvard Common Press.   Champagne cocktails make any occasion more festive. And they don’t require Champagne, per se, but can use more affordable bubblies such as Prosecco and Asti Spumante from Italy, Cava from Spain and Sekt from Germany. You can also…
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