I've never been a peanut butter and jelly kinda gal. Instead, it was always
cream cheese and jelly sandwiches that lured me as a child. The smooth luxuriousness of the cream cheese mixed with sweet, fruity jelly or jam was always a winner in my eyes. I do still indulge in a version of this in the form of a cream cheese and pepper jelly combo, but if you need more options on what to do with that jar of pepper jelly, here are eight.
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"Seattle has many hot dog joints but until recently didn't have its own definitive Seattle Dog." [Artwork: Hawk Krall] Past Weeks' Dogs Beer Marinated Chili DogDepression Dog24-Hour DogThe Philly ComboTijuana Dog Whenever I think I'm out of regional hot dogs to cover, I get four or five e-mails about hot dogs I've never even heard of. It's amazing how quickly a hot dog style can be established. This week's dog, the Seattle Style cream cheese dog, seems to have popped up out of nowhere. Served at carts and trucks all over the city, popular for a quick lunch or after the bars at 2 a.m., the Seattle Style hot dog is a wiener or Polish sausage grilled and often split...
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Jennifer Reese of Slate makes some store-bought staples at home to see if the effort is worth the taste and money. Bagels and yogurt get an enthusiastic "make at home," while homemade cream cheese is expensive and just not the same. She also experiments with jam, crackers, and granola. For more details on cost and taste of the homemade versions, read the rest of the article. Related Hannah's Granola Making Matzo at Daniel in New York City J: Jams, Jellies (and Preserves and Conserves)...
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Channeling the spirit of
Uncrustables and
Hot Pockets, in April
Kraft will launch
Bagel-Fuls, frozen bagels which come prestuffed with Philadelphia cream cheese.
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Everyone, or just about everyone, has (or should have) and needs a go-to breakfast, the one they eat just about every weekday morning without thinking, a breakfast that is easy to prepare, can be eaten while reading the paper, and is a breeze to clean up. It should be reasonably filling, not too fattening, and nutritious according to some objective standard. Your go-to breakfast can't be bacon and eggs or pancakes with sausage, because those are too unhealthy, fattening and time-consuming. Either of those could be your weekend go-to breakfast, but that's not what we are talking about here....
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