[1] Bananas Foster ice cream with Irish whiskey (photos #1 and #2 © Taylor Lax, @the.cocktail.bandit.). [2] You can add caramelized bananas to the ice cream. See the hack below. [3] Bananas Foster can be plated in numerous ways. This is a casual presentation (photo © Taste Of Home). [4] Here, Bananas Foster banana split […]
July 5th is National Graham Cracker Day. For those who enjoyed s’mores over July 4th weekend, here’s another recipe that combines graham crackers and chocolate. “These bite-sized treats,” says recipe author Julie B., “include two sticks of butter and TONS of candy bar flavor. They include gooey caramel, peanut butter, and rich chocolate on top […]
[1] Chocolate raspberry swirl ice cream pops, made creamy with mascarpone (photo © Wisconsin Cheese). [2] Mascarpone, the “Italian cream cheese, softer and creamier than American cream cheese (photo © The Nibble). [3] Vanilla bean paste adds full vanilla flavor without adding liquid (photo by Claire Freiermann | © The Nibble). [4] It’s worth it […]
[1] (photo © Better Homes & Gardens). [2] You can make curled vegetables look like a bouquet (photo © Canard Inc.). [3] Here, a beet and goat cheese salad is graced with curled beets (photo © Triomphe | NYC [now closed]). [4] If fiddlehead ferns are in season, definitely add some (photo Katharine Pollak | […]
[1] Papaya shave ice. The recipe is below (photos #1 and #3 © Melissa’s Produce). [2] Here’s a second recipe for papaya shave ice, from Williams Sonoma (photo © Williams Sonoma). [3] The strawberry papaya is the sweetest of the papaya varieties. [4] Key limes are smaller and less acidic (sweeter) than the Persian a.k.a. […]
June 27th is National Pineapple Day, and June is National Iced Tea Month. So combine the two with this pineapple iced tea recipe from Melissa’s Produce. You can use whatever type of tea you prefer: black, green, herbal or white. BABY PINEAPPLES Melissa’s used Baby South African baby pineapples for this recipe. Also […]
Just in time for July 4th menu planning, we received this recipe Chef Tom Fraker of Melissa’s Produce. While the broad concept of “cheesecake” is not an American invention, the modern cream cheese cheesecake is. Cream cheese was invented in New York State in 1872. So: this cheesecake is an all-American dessert. (Here’s a more […]
June is National Turkey Month; the third Sunday is National Turkey Day—this year, June 20th. This year it coincides with Father’s Day; and tonight,the official beginning of summer (the exact time of the summer solstice this year is 11:32 p.m. Eastern Time). We’ve been saving this Turkey Nachos recipe from Chef Ingrid Hoffmann for today: […]
This breakfast pancake treat comes from the creative mind of our colleage Hannah Kaminsky of Bittersweet Blog. She’s an author of several vegan cookbooks, and as you’ll see from this recipe, you don’t have to be vegan to love them. This recipe comes from her latest cookbook, Super Vegan Scoops! Plant-Based Ice Cream for Everyone […]
[1] A Martini flavored with vanilla bean (photo © Beyond Good). [2] Beyond Good vanilla beans from Madagascar (photo © Zulilly). [3] You can make vanilla vodka by adding two vanilla beans to a bottle of vodka. Let it infuse for a month or more in a cool, dark place (photo © Vermont Creamery). [3] […]