TIP OF THE DAY: Cucumber Water

Toss cucumber slices into a glass or a pitcher of water. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   When life gives you cucumbers, you can make cucumber soup, cucumber salad, add cukes to green salads and grain salads and make pickled cucumbers (that’s “pickles” to most of us, although any fruit or vegetable can…
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Bake A Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake

[1] Chocolate peanut butter cheesecake: A small slice satisfies (photos #1 and #4 © Philadelphia Cream Cheese). The history of cream cheese is below. > Here’s a second Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake recipe. > The history of chocolate. > The history of peanut butter. > The history of cheesecake. > The history of the peanut…
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RECIPE: Dorie Greenspan’s Dimply Plum Cake

If “Dimply Plum Cake” doesn’t sound sexy to you: Trust us, you will love this cake. A robust batter, scented with cardamom, lemon and vanilla, bakes up around halved plums. The fruit creates charming plum “dimples” in the surface. It is a perfect breakfast/brunch cake with a cup of coffee, but also is a delightful…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Grilling On Planks

Salmon on a cedar plank. Planks available from HomeWetBar.com.   Are you a convert to plank grilling yet? Grilling on planks of wood boosts the flavor of grilled fish, meats and vegetables by infusing them with subtle, smoky flavors. The Haida natives of the Pacific Northwest are the earliest known people to have used plank…
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RECIPE: Seared Scallop Salad

Seared scallop salad: a first or main course. Photo and recipe courtesy Pom Wonderful.   Every Saturday morning, we head out to our local farmers market, always stopping at the fishmonger’s booth for fresh scallops. We love them cooked or raw. In fact, we have to restrain ourselves from nibbling up the raw scallops for…
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