TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Balkan Bites Bureks

Sometimes the food adventure takes you to new countries and new cuisines. You may discover new must-have favorites. That’s what happened to us with bureks (BOO-rek, also spelled börek and other variations), when we discovered Balkan Bites, a New York-based family business that bakes bureks from generations-old recipes handed down from great-great grandmothers in Albania.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Coconut Aminos, A Condiment & Ingredient In This Beet Tartare Recipe

[1] Beet tartare with walnuts. The recipe is below (photo © Carlos Garcia | styling by Peg Blackley and Bree Williams). [2] Two types of tuna poke dressed with coconut aminos (photo © Better Body Foods). [3] Walnuts and baby bella mushrooms (photo © California Walnuts). [4] If you’re sautèing vegetables, meat or fish, splash…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Opal Apples

[1] Opal apples: golden beauties (both photos courtesy Golden Sun Marketing). [2] Slice it and enjoy it, without any browning. [2] Growing in the sunshine.   The most food excitement we’ve had recently in our house is…an apple. Not just any apple, but The Opal® apple, a relatively new breed that has finely made its…
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