What is the Difference Between Plums and Pluots?

Their sweet, floral flavor explodes in your mouth at first bite. The juices trickle down your fingers. You don't care. Summer's seductive stone fruits are worth it. These days, plums, peaches, nectarines, cherries, and apricots are mating so much that it's hard to tell what's what. There are also pluots, plumcots, and apriums in the mix, and that's just the start. While we're an equal opportunity taster, we can help you distinguish these hybrid candies of nature from each other — particularly plums and pluots. (more...)

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How to Sear-Roast Lamb Loin Chops

Roasting lamb loin chops may seem like an impossible feat for any amateur chef, but you'll be enjoying the tender and juicy meat in no time with these helpful tips and recipes.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• A large ovenproof frying pan
• Aluminum foil
• 4 lamb loin chops (about 1 1/4 inches thick)
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 to 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Here’s what to do:

1. Heat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and arrange a rack in the middle.
2. Pat the lamb chops dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper on both sides.
3. Place enough oil in the frying pan to just coat the bottom, then heat over medium-high heat. When the oil smokes, place the lamb chops in the pan and cook undisturbed until a golden brown crust forms on the bottom, about three minutes.
4. Turn the lamb chops over and cook undisturbed again until a golden brown crust forms on the second side, about three minutes more.
5. Transfer the pan to the oven and roast the lamb chops until they reach the desired doneness, about eight to ten minutes for medium rare (about 130 degrees Fahrenheit on an instant-read thermometer).
6. Remove the pan from the oven and transfer the lamb chops to a plate or cutting board. Cover loosely with foil and let rest for five minutes before serving.

Lamb chops can also be prepared with a variety of rubs, marinades, sauces, and spices. Try one below for a dinner that could become a permanent staple in your household's revolving list of recipes.

Vietnamese Lamb Chops

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You don't need to order take-out to experience authentic Asian flavors. Fish sauce and coriander can elevate any homemade attempt at Vietnamese food to restaurant-level status. Just be sure to not over-cook the protein, or your glaze will suffer severely. Get our Vietnamese Lamb Chops recipe.

Honey Balsamic Lamb Chops

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If you thought we'd include a lamb chop recipe without rosemary, you thought wrong. If you thought balsamic vinegar was reserved for red meat dishes, you thought wrong again. Enjoy a meal that combines both delicious ingredients in perfect harmony. Get the recipe.

Garlic and Herb Crusted Lamb Chops

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Though garlic and herbs may sound simple, they have depths of complex flavors. This beautiful dish highlights parsley and thyme with the added spice of Tabasco. Get the recipe.

Cajun Cornmeal Seared Lamb Chops

 

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If a trip to the Bayou isn't in your immediate future, you'll have to settle for this cajun-inspired take on the pan-seared classic. Cornmeal obviously gives these chops a desirable and delectable crunch. Get the recipe.

Lamb Chops with Pesto and Pomegranate Sauce

 

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Sweet and savory, colorful and bold, this recipe is a work of art. While your instinct may be take a million pictures, don't let it sit for too long. Lamb chops are best when they retain their juices. Get the recipe.

This article was originally published on September 13, 2010.

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Fudgy Chocolate Brownies

My mother often made these brownies on the spur of the moment. She’d see a bunch of kids in the house, and an hour later, she’d offer all of us a treat. “Let’s have a bite of brownie!” she would announce, and proceed to hand out small, warm squares.

I have no doubt that this recipe came from the back of a box at some point, but I only have the small index card she wrote in her beautiful penmanship. It’s a simple formula: chocolate, butter, sugar, eggs, and flour, all stirred together in one pot.

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Bobbi Brown's Top 10 Superfoods for Beauty and the Fun Way She Eats Them

Pictured: Basic Beauty Bowl

I have always believed that beauty starts from the inside out. Your health shows on your face, in your skin, in how you move your body and how your mind feels. When you feel good, you look good and are more confident in your own skin.

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SupHerb Farms: Authentic Ethnic

This gives food manufacturers an opportunity to capitalize on flavors that consumers crave: spicy and bold chili-based sauces, lively pickled escabeches, and infinitely varied dips and salsas.

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MicroThermics: Perfect Plant Trials

Providing unequalled capabilities, these fillers sterilize bottles and caps and fill sterile product in a sterile atmosphere on a continuous basis—just like in production.

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13 Easy Appetizers That Are Heavy on the Garlic

If you're not a vampire and don't mind a little garlic breath, chances are likely that you add the white bulbous plant to some, if not all of your cooking. Aside from being delicious, garlic packs a healthy punch with cholesterol-lowering antioxidants, T-cell promoting immunity boosters, and antibacterial properties.

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New Orleans-Style Red Beans and Rice

If you don't tend to think of rice and beans as a full meal, New Orleans red beans and rice may just be the dish that changes your mind. It's smoky, spicy, hearty, supremely comforting, and straightforward to make, too. Get Recipe!

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Mars Chocolate, Wrigley Unveil New Products

New products include introductions from brands such as Extra® Chewy Mints, 5® Gum Mega Packs, M&M'S® Caramel Chocolate Candies, M&M'® White Chocolate Candies, Skittles® and Starburst® Sweet Heat, SNICKERS® & Hazelnut Bar and TWIX® Dark Chocolate Cookie Bars.

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McDonald’s Introduces Signature Crafted Recipes

With Signature Crafted Recipes, guests can personalize their sandwich by choosing 100% beef or juicy grilled or crispy chicken, picking an artisan roll or sesame seed bun, and choosing from one of the three new signature recipes.

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Wacky Wafers Return

Leaf had to totally reverse-engineer the whole product and develop a sampling program using a focus group of fans of the once-popular candy.

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Voss Lime Mint Sparkling Water

VOSS conducted extensive research and created an additional, all-natural flavor that is a complement to a variety of foods and spirits.

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Marinated Goat Cheese

For an almost effortless way to a more interesting cheese platter, marinate fresh goat cheese in olive oil with herbs and spices. Here we add fennel seed, lemon zest, bay leaves, and more for a well-rounded infusion of flavor. Get Recipe!

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Red’s Opens Manufacturing Facility

Red’s expects the new facility to create more than 40 new jobs in the Sioux City, SD, area.

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