TIP OF THE DAY: Dessert Tortilla Wraps

Novel dessert: cream cheese, marshmallowcreme and kiwi in a mango wrap. Photocourtesy New Gem Foods.   It’s a wrap—a dessert wrap, that is. Sandwich wraps have swept the country by storm. Instead of two slices of bread, many people prefer to roll their favorite sandwich fixings in a large tortilla. You can roll dessert fillings…
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RECIPE: Coconut Cream Pie

Today is National Coconut Cream Pie Day, and we’re going to bake one. A cream pie, or creme pie, is plain pastry or crumb pastry shell with a pudding filling. Banana, butterscotch, chocolate, and vanilla pudding are the most common fillings. A coconut cream pie mixes flaked coconut into a vanilla pudding base. Our recipe…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Have A Mint Julep

A refreshing Mint Julep. Photo by Ampen |IST.   Celebrate Happy Hour today with a mint julep as you watch the 137th Kentucky Derby at 6 p.m. ET (the feature stories begin at 4 p.m.). The mint julep has been the “unofficial” official drink at the Derby since 1938. Make it more fun by dressing…
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GOURMET GIFT: Fresh-Picked Avocados & Avocado Recipes

A fresh-picked, healthy gift.   Last month we wrote about California Avocados Direct, a business started by a fourth-generation California farm family. The plump Hass avocados are fresh-picked to order and shipped that day, along with a note from the farmer about when they’ll be at peak ripeness (in about 10 days, so there’s plenty…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Fried Plantains Instead Of French Fries

If you’ve never cooked with plantains before, today—Cinco de Mayo—is the day to try it—ideally, our favorite, fried plantains (photos #1 and #2). You may have enjoyed a bag of plantain chips—we love them. But a batch of hot fried plantains is its own delicious experience. While yellow-brown, brown and black plantains can be peeled…
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