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A few months ago, we tasked our Test Kitchen chef, Eric Dantis, with creating a recipe for the Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Recipe Challenge. Here is his entry. With summmer corn and tomatoes only weeks away, here’s the recipe. This is a dish to make if you are looking to impress your guests: TOMATO WELLINGTON…
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Exotic, delicious wild morels are a fleeting springtreat. Photo by Yin Yang | IST. While dried morel mushrooms are available year round—and are a treasured ingredient in soups, stews and sauces—this is fresh morel season. These incredibly flavorful gifts of nature, with their earthy and woodsy aroma and flavor, have a distinctive look: a…
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[1] Caramelized onions rock a burger, sandwich, eggs and more (photo © McCormick). [2] Large yellow onions are best to caramelize (photo © Flagstaff Fotos). Caramelized onions are a great culinary treat that few people enjoy often enough. You can caramelize any type of onion. Sautéeing slowly brings out rich, sweet onion flavor as…
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Many people are not neutral on the subject of battered, fried onion rings. There are two main camps: people who don’t like onions and people who’d choose onion rings over fries any day. We’re in the latter camp. We could make a meal of onion rings, ketchup and beer. Burgers or other protein only…
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Use your artist’s eye to plate foodbeautifully. Photo courtesy National ArtsCentre | Ottowa. How can you make a work-of-art salad—the type presented by top restaurants? It’s easy. Think of the plate as your canvas. You’re the artist who decides how to lay out the food. This example is from Michael Blackie, Executive Chef of…
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