Category: Tip Of The Day

VALENTINE’S DAY: Heart Fruit Skewers

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There’s no need to pack on the calories for Valentine’s Day. Make these Valentine Fruit Skewers. You can serve them at breakfast, or for snacking. Or, enjoy them as a filling dessert before you dig into the box of chocolate.   RECIPE: VALENTINE HEART FRUIT SKEWERS Ingredients Use whatever fruit appeals to you as you…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Strawberry Tart For Valentine’s Day

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Red Velvet is a subscription service in New York City that breaks down any resistance to home baking, by delivering kits that contain everything you need to bake the featured dessert. There’s no need to measure anything; just stir to mix. We took inspiration from their photos (#1 and #2) to make a lovely strawberry…
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7 Ways To Make Blueberry Pancakes Without Fresh Blueberries

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Sometimes food holidays make no sense. Why have National Blueberry Pancake Day on January 28th, when fresh blueberry season won’t begin for months. The North American blueberry harvest runs from April through late September. Imported blueberries from South America fill in the shelves from October to March. The imported blueberries are pricey and because they…
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Have A Poutine Party For La Poutine Week (+ Recipes)

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[1] Classic poutine (photo © La Poutine Week | Facebook). [2] Gourmet poutine with boar shank, duck confit and foie gras sauce (photo © Brasseur de Montréal). [3] Poutine topped with General Tso’s Chicken (photo © Wok N Roll). [4] Pulled pork poutine (photo © Dirty Dogs). [5] Surf and turf poutine with pork and…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Homemade Applesauce

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Homemade applesauce is one of the undersung delights of the table. Our mom made the best we’ve ever had, cooking McIntosh apples skin-on and puréeing them into velvet with a food mill (the recipe). These days, many of us are looking for simpler solutions. The hack is chunky applesauce: no food mill or elbow grease…
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