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No shark fins in N.Y. starting in 2014

ALBANY, N.Y. – New York is banning trade in shark fins starting next summer in an effort to protect the marine predators. The fins are used in soup popular in Chinese cuisine, and...

Philadelphia-style Pistachio Ice Cream

Ingredients: ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons undyed, unsalted pistachio nuts 2 tablespoons light corn syrup 1 cup half-and-half ½ cup sugar ½ ...

A versatile, tangy salad with scallops as the star

Scallops are the perfect summertime food – light, yet filling, flavorful, but also versatile enough to pair with all sorts of foods. In this case, with salad. I call for sea scall...

Chocolate Baileys Ice Cream

Yield: 1 quart Ingredients: ½ cup Baileys Irish Cream liqueur 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate 1 cup milk 2 large eggs 1 cup s...

The scoop on ice cream

Celebrate summer with a new twist on a timeless treat

Go for the food: Brooklyn Crab in NYC’s Red Hook

NEW YORK – In the last 40 years, Brooklyn has evolved from a joke to the ’hood to a brand. Today, neighborhoods all over the borough are flourishing. The working-class industrial neighborhoo...

Ginger Ice Cream

Yield: 1½ quarts Ingredients: 2 cups heavy cream 2 cups whole milk Pinch of salt ¼ cup grated peeled fresh ginger 6 egg yolk...

Try a cheesy, buttery take on grilled corn

When I was a kid, corn on the cob was prepared one way, and only one way. My mom would husk the ears and pile them – sometimes having to jam them – in a large stockpot. She’d add ...

Mango Chili Leather

Start to finish: 2 hours Servings: 4 Ingredients: 2 cups peeled and diced mango (about 1 medium mango) 1 tablespoon cooking oil 1¼ teas...

Fruit leathers not just for kids

What does a schoolchild’s packed lunch have in common with a $300-a-head meal at a three-Michelin-star restaurant? These days, both frequently include an edible leather: a puree of fruit (or...

Sweet Raspberry Leather

NOTE: To make other fruit leathers, follow the directions below, but substitute 2 cups (300 grams) cored, peeled and diced persimmons, apples, pears or apricots for the raspberries, and redu...

Foodie fight

Local culinarians square off in annual cooking contest
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