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News Bites April 10, 2018

Here’s how your favorite chefs make grilled cheese

Although grilled cheese only requires three ingredients — bread, cheese, and butter — the sandwich has been reimagined all over the world, using ingredient add-ons and crazy new cooking methods. Whether it’s a smear of mustard spread, or a literal cook on the grill, there really is no bad way to make a grilled cheese — only better ways! National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day is April 12, so spread the gooey love and share one of these chef-inspired sandwiches with your cheese-loving friends. INA’S ULTIMATE GRILLED CHEESE https://youtu.be/ueJjs-ckdyU If you’re a mustard fan, Ina’s special mustard, mayo, parmesan mix inside the bread will have you drooling. Add on her recommended equal parts shredded gruyere and shredded cheddar to a “good bakery loaf.” Oven-cooked chopped bacon bits finish it off before it gets grilled in the panini press. What you’ll need: Good bakery bread 1 cup mayo 1/4 cup dijon mustard 1/4 cup parmesan cheese…

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Crave-Worthy Recipes February 2, 2018

Cream of mushroom soup is perfect dinner on a cold day

The best recipe inspirations come from others. Not that I’ve never had a cream of mushroom soup, but it took a trip to Costa Rica for me to have a cream of mushroom soup that I couldn’t live without. I should explain. It’s not that cream of mushroom is a staple in the Costa Rican diet, but I spent a week SCUBA diving off of the western coast of one of their national parks called Cocos Island, on a live aboard (dive) boat with a staff that served us some pretty tasty food. Among them, were a handful of delicious, filling puréed soups — one of my favorites! This mushroom version was one I knew I had to make when I got home. It was so much lighter than any I had before and it actually tasted like mushrooms — not cream. I think I came pretty close to replicating the original,…

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News Bites April 6, 2017

Celebrate National Grilled Cheese Day by Making Your Most Melty Sandwich Ever With These Expert Tips

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It’s not always clear who decides these things, but April 12 is National Grilled Cheese Day — and who would argue with that? Actually, gooey grilled cheese has become such a unanimously craveable comfort food that somewhere along the way, it earned its own month. That’s right. As if we needed a reason to eat more grilled cheese, the whole month of April was declared as annual “National Grilled Cheese Month.” Ranker, a leading digital media company for opinion-based, crowdsourced rankings, recently conducted a survey of more than 34,000 participants on “The Most Comforting Comfort Food.” Grilled cheese won the coveted top spot, beating out chocolate, pizza, ice cream, french fries, and even cheesy rival, mac and cheese. Just about anyone can butter bread and slap some cheese in between, but there is actually a fair amount of science and research (read: dozens of enviable taste-testing sessions) that the experts put in, so they can elevate your grilled…

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News Bites March 13, 2017

15 Comfort Foods from Around the World

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If you’re from the States, when you think of comfort food, your mind probably meanders around mac and cheese, a noodle dish smothered in cheese or maybe meatloaf. It turns out, where you live plays a big part in what you find comforting about food. The folks at Buzzfeed recently asked their readers from around the world what the term “comfort food” means to them. If one thing is universal about comfort food, it’s that homemade is where our hearts are. 1. Picadillo: Cuba Picadillo mexicano with a red wine reduction. #picadillo #picadillomexicano #picadillomeal #comfortfood #quickfix #mexicolindo #thursdayfeels #comidamexicana #foodporn A post shared by @chefcesar86 on Mar 9, 2017 at 3:19pm PST Ground beef is mixed with whatever items the chef can come up with. Olives, raisins, diced potatoes all simmer in a savory tomato sauce. The dish is sometimes served with rice, black beans and plantains. 2. Poutine: Canada…

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Crave-Worthy Recipes March 3, 2017

Ghee: better than butter?

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It looks like butter. It smells like butter. It’s even made with butter. So is ghee actually any better than butter? Well, it might depend on your purpose. Ghee, or clarified butter, is a fat commonly used in Indian, Moroccan and Arabic cuisines. While you still won’t see it in many grocery stores, ghee has been growing in popularity in recent years despite origins that go back nearly 8,000 years. According to a recent study, the local ghee market grew about 4% from 2009 to 2016. “It’s an ancient food,” said Bev Martin, co-owner of Simply Ghee in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. “Ghee is literally just butter without the lactose, caseins and moisture.” To start the process, butter is heated to just over 212ºF. During this melting process, the milk solids separate and fall to the bottom of the pan resulting in a clear, golden liquid — this liquid is cooled to become…

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