Corn, Cocktails and Cottage Cheese - The Detroit News in 60 Seconds
by Monika Bartyzel (Subscribe to Monika Bartyzel's posts)
Posted Aug 11th 2009 12:00PM
Filed under: In Sixty Seconds
- Farmer's market etiquette dictates not shucking that ear of corn to hunt for imperfections: Pulling off the husk quickens the loss of sweetness, and is, in one writer's opinion, rude to farmers.
- Adding herbs to cocktails can perk up everything from whiskey to margaritas.
- Forget lemonade stands: Two tykes make ice-cream treats to sell to neighborhood friends.
- A taste test of low-fat cottage cheese.
- Good Stuff discovers tasty tortillas, a celebration for Olga's Kitchen, how to loosen caps with nutcrackers, and some delicious Fair Trade chocolate, vis-à-vis the Equal Exchange Chocolate Bar.
- Recipes: Lavender Cookies, More-Vegetable-Less-Egg Frittata, Whole-Grain Rotini with No-Cook Tomato Sauce.
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