TIP OF THE DAY: Creative Nachos For National Nachos Day

November 6th is National Nachos Day. The dish was invented by accent, when customers arrived at a restaurant after the kitchen had closed. The manager, named Nacho (the diminutive of Ignacio), threw together some ingredients in the fridge to feed the folks. The rest is history (here’s a bit more on history of nachos): a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 10 Flavor Upgrades To Your Sandwiches

November 3rd is National Sandwich Day (August is National Sandwich Month). Since grandma’s day, the American sandwich has evolved from meat, cheese or fish, on bread or a roll, with a schmear of mustard or mayo, to…anything goes. Here’s what some of America’s chefs are doing with sandwich spreads, courtesy of Flavor And The Menu,…
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RECIPES: Healthy Potato Salad Reveries

The summers of our youth meant that on the three holiday weekends—Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day—Mom was going to put out a major spread. You could have held a wedding reception with the diversity and quantity of food she set out. Aside from the fruit pies and trays of brownies, what we most…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Creative Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup Combos

April 12th is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day. The Tip Of The Day is: Think outside the box. How can you make your grilled cheese sandwiches more complex, more creative, more…celebratory? Campbell’s did just that, creating four new approaches—if not exactly simple ones—to that American lunch favorite, grilled cheese and tomato soup. Kudos to Chef…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Pimp Your Cheeseburger

It used to be that a cheeseburger was just a cheeseburger: a patty and a slice of cheese—usually American, Cheddar or Swiss—and maybe a garnish of pickles. Then some inspired person added a slice of bacon. And those were the options for decades. But cheeseburgers have evolved into more complex creations with endless possibilities. We’ve…
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