DIY Wedge Salad Party Bar & The Different Types Of Lettuce

INTRODUCTION TO THE WEDGE SALAD   Back in the 1950s and 1960s, restaurant menus offered hearts of lettuce salad with creamy dressings. The head was cut into quarters and plated with a slice of tomato for color. Homemakers were fans, too. The iceberg heads were sold fully trimmed, with little waste. It was easy to…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Create A Signature Niçoise Salad (Salade Niçoise)

Niçoise (nee-SWAHZ) refers to something from the city of Nice, on the French Riviera in the region of Provence. You can find the following popular Niçoise dishes in restaurants around the U.S., and they’re easy to make at home (except for the truffle omelet, which is easy to make if you can afford the truffles):…
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Frittata For Dinner & A Kitchen Sink Frittata Recipe

For breakfast, lunch, or dinner, make a frittata (free-TA-ta). A frittata is an Italian-style omelet, set in the frying pan in the oven*—no folding required. We’ve been making them for years, because our omelets never looked neat enough and we had no patience to work on our technique. With an omelet, the filling ingredients are…
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