Category: Tip Of The Day

TIP OF THE DAY: Cornmeal Instead Of Polenta

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If you read history or old literature, you encounter cornmeal. A flour ground from dried maize (corn), it’s been a staple for millennia, feeding the native populations of the Americas and, later, the Colonials. Ground to fine, medium and coarse consistencies, cornmeal is used to make everything from tortillas and cornbread to cookies and cakes.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Make Coffee

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Yesterday we attended the Coffee & Tea Festival in New York City (sign up for the newsletter and get advance notice of future shows). We had some terrific coffees and teas and will report on our discoveries in future blog posts and product reviews. But for today, some notes about how you can make the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Kiss My Cheesy Grits

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[1] Enjoy cheesy grits or plain grits for breakfast, lunch or dinner (photo © Anson Mills). [2] Grits are made from both white and yellow corn (photo © Anson Mills).   If your only exposure to hot cereal is instant packages of oatmeal, you’re depriving yourself of a real treat. For us, Cream Of Wheat,…
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