Fancy Tuna Melt What You’ll Need 1 (12-ounce) can tuna, drained and flaked 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 rib celery, sliced 1/4 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 4 slices rye or pumpernickel bread 4 slices mozzarella cheese 4 slices Cheddar cheese What to Do Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a 10- x 15-inch baking sheet Continue Reading »
Does Vinegar Go Bad Vinegar is a bit of an overachiever in the home. It’s essential for pickling and making salad dressings, useful in all manners of cooking, and an excellent vehicle for turning leftover fruits, vegetables, or herbs into drinkable shrubs for cocktails or seltzers. On top of that, it’s fabulous for cleaning, (though not disinfecting) as well as Continue Reading »
COCA COLA CHICKEN WINGS 2 pounds chicken wings 1/2 cup Coca-Cola 2 tablespoons soy sauce Pinch of salt Such an easy recipe! Coat the chicken in soy sauce, fry it up, and pour in more soy sauce and the Coca-Cola during the frying process
Jews and Foie Gras FROM JEWNIVERSE Foie gras is like fashion: one day it’s in, the next day it’s out. The state of California recently joined the list of places that have banned the production and sale of the gourmet favorite—which is made from the liver of a goose or duck that has been fattened Continue Reading »
Froot Loops Do you ever wonder who first thought of Froot Loops? Froot Loops were created to replace a failed Kellogg’s cereal called OKs (the individual pieces were shaped like the letters O and K.) OKs were Kellogg’s attempt to create a bootleg version of the highly successful Cheerios cereal made by their competitor, General Continue Reading »
Ode To The Egg Cream The mythical origins of the egg cream At some time, at some point, the egg cream was invented — it’s just unclear when and where that was. Some believe that it was invented in the 1880s, when a Yiddish actor asked a Lower East Side restaurant to make him a Continue Reading »