TIP OF THE DAY: How To Use Horseradish

Horseradish root, grated root and prepared horseradish (in dish). Photo courtesy Microplane.   While Americans are piling on the hot sauce, they’re overlooking horseradish—a different kind of hot and spicy. Horseradish, Amoriacia rusticana, is a pungent root vegetable with a long history of culinary and medicinal uses. Popular among ancient Greeks and Romans, this Old…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pocky Biscuit Sticks

One day we were squeezed against the crowded bar at David Burke Townhouse (when it first opened, as David Burke & Donatella). It seemed as if the entire, hyper New York foodie crowd was trying to get in the door. There was a 45-minute wait for our table. We consoled ourself with the bar snack:…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Use Stale Donuts

Turn stale donuts into a trifle. Photo courtesy MonutsDonuts.com.   What happens when you find yourself with a dozen stale donuts? We received two large boxes and forgot to freeze the leftovers. When we returned to them two days later, they were stale. Smart money might say: through them out or feed them to the…
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