RECIPE: Cherry Home Fries

Cherry home fries. Photo courtesy ChooseCherries.com.   One of our beefs with Presidents Day is that it obliterates the birthdays of two great presidents, Abraham Lincoln (February 12th) and George Washington (February 22nd). Both birthdays used to be bank, government, and school holidays. In 1971, both presidential holidays were shifted to the third Monday in…
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FOOD FUN: Green Tea Fortune Cookie Cake Recipe

At last: an idea to repurpose the fortune cookies that so many of us acquire from Chinese food take-out. This Green Tea layer cake is made by Baked NYC, one of the most popular bakeries in New York City. The cake has three almond white cake layers, frosted and filled with green tea buttercream. You…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Grilled Cheese

Shred the cheese first. Daryl Brooks | Dreamstime.   Grilled cheese sandwiches, one of America’s favorites, are pretty easy to make,. Yet they’re not problem free. Sometimes, the cheese does not melt evenly or quickly. This is especially true when you hand-slice quality cheese from a block, as opposed to using thin, easy-melting plastic-wrapped singles.…
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