TIP OF THE DAY: Zucchini Butter

Ready for zucchini season? This recipe, from Lucero Olive Oil, adds zucchini to a thicker pesto-like recipe, that’s used as a spread instead of a sauce. You can use it on crackers, crostini, grilled eggplant rounds, pizza dough and of course, toast. You can even add it to a savory oatmeal breakfast, mixed into the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Flavored Lemonade Recipes Or Limeade, If You Prefer

[1] Peach lemonade: lemonade and peach purée with a fresh peach garnish (photo courtesy Flavor & The Menu). [2] Mulled lemonade, with cinnamon, cloves, fresh ginger, orange peel and pink peppercorns. Here’s the recipe from A Spicy Perspective. [3] Blueberry lemonade, with blueberry purée and fresh blueberries. Tip: Freeze the blueberries first, and they’ll keep…
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FOOD FUN: The Latest Chefs’ Burger Toppings & The Aussie Burger

As we near the end of National Hamburger Month, we report on burger trends. Forget bacon cheeseburgers, or burgers with lettuce, tomato and onion. They’re old school.     RESTAURANT TRENDS FOR BURGERS According to a survey by Flavor & The Menu, here are the hot-growth burger toppings at better restaurants: Sriracha sauce +221% Jam…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Seafood Mixed Grill

[1] From Allen Brothers, a seafood mixed grill assortment of sea bass fillets, giant shrimp and bacon-wrapped scallops. [2] Seafood mixed grill (photo courtesy Flavor & The Menu). [3] The original mixed grill is an assortment of meats, like this carnivore’s delight at The Chop House in Singapore.   We’re going upscale on Memorial Day.…
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RESTAURANT: 800° Woodfired Kitchen

We love good pizza. What’s good pizza? To us, it’s a thinner, crispy crust style, a hint of smoke from a wood-fired oven, and great toppings. By great we not only mean top-quality ingredients, but a choice to make our fantasy pie. That, and more, is available at 800° Woodfired Kitchen, with 8 locations on…
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