TIP OF THE DAY: Peel A Grapefruit Or Orange With Ease

If you enjoy grapefruit regularly, treat yourself to this snazzy double grapefruit knife. Photo courtesy RSVP. Grapefruit and oranges are excellent snacks and ingredients. We love to add them to green salads and light sauces for fish and seafood. And we have a passion for grapefruit sorbet and granita. But grapefruit can be difficult to…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Sugar Snap Peas

Sugar snap peas (photo by Louis Hiemstra | IST).   Almost everyone loves peas, but few people serve snap peas—even though they’re available year-round. Sugar snap peas are a cross-breed of the English pea and the Asian snow pea, delivering the best traits of both. Completely edible like snow peas (but with a crunchier pod),…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Creamy Dressing

Make creamy salad dressing by adding a bit of cream to basic vinaigrette. Photo courtesy Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. We’re always surprised that so many folks who cook their meals buy bottled dressing for the salad. Bottled dressing is expensive, and it’s so easy to make your own. When we ask people why they just…
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