TIP OF THE DAY: Make Your Own Corned Beef & Pastrami

Some home cooks just like to go the extra yard. Why buy corned beef and pastrami when you can make your own? You can create the complex flavors and tender texture that will bring kudos from others at the dinner table while you get deeper in touch with your inner chef. The first time you…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Alternative Ice Cream Sandwiches

Donut sandwiches are the new ice cream sandwich. Photo courtesy Schwan’s.   We love ice cream sandwiches. We typically make ours with chocolate chip cookies or sliced pound cake. But these ideas from Schwan’s have us thinking in new directions. You can whip them up and serve them immediately, or store them in the freezer.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bloody Mary Ice Pops

Bloody Mary ice pops. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   Yesterday we proposed diet ice pops, made from diet fruit soda. This time, it’s serious: Bloody Mary ice pops. You can turn any juice-based cocktail into an ice pop. We especially like Bloody Mary ice pops because they have no sugar (guilt free!)…
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FOOD TREND: The “Official Cocktail”

“Official cocktails” are not news. Countries have often had them, to showcase their products. The official cocktail of Peru is the Pisco Sour, highlighting the country’s white spirit, pisco. The official cocktail of Brazil is the Caipirinha, made with cachaça. The Mojito is the national drink of Cuba, where there’s plenty of run with which…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Ice Pops, Regular Or Diet

Cool off with minimal calories. Photo courtesy Sparkling Ice.   With record heat in many parts of the country, including ours, our thoughts ran to the different ways to cool off—without packing on the calories. So we kept making bottles of seltzer with our Soda Stream, and mixed lots of our favorite new 5-calorie Lipton…
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