Bruschetta, 3 ways, for a satisfying main dish

This Sunday, May 22, 2016 photo, shows salmon salad in a jar, left, next to the white bean salad and chopped greek salad on grilled bread in New York. This recipe spells out three different toppings, all vaguely Mediterranean: a white bean salad with fresh fennel thickened with mashed beans so that the filling sticks to the bread; smoked salmon rillettes, finely-chopped salmon flavored with capers, lemon and fresh herbs and bound with sour cream; and a chopped Greek salad.

Critic’s favorite dishes from 2016

Humming with thyme, ginger, garlic and Trinidadian chadon beni, it’s a rich, multicultural delight perfect mopped up with torn ‘buss-up-shot’ roti bread and washed down with clove-scented sorrel: 123 Madison Ave., Albany 776-4418 trinbagocaribbeanrestaurant.com . less 1. Oxtail Stew and Roti at Trinbago : Beautiful oxtail bones in brown sugar gravy.

Chetna crowned last ever winner of Bake Off on BBC

The Great British Bake Off’s renowned “flavour queen” Chetna Makan has been crowned the last ever winner of the show before it moves channels. Returning to the tent after storming through to the semi-finals in series five, judge Paul Hollywood said her showstopper masterpiece of miniature festive desserts “smashed it out the park”.

Chetna crowned last ever winner of Bake Off on BBC

The Great British Bake Off’s renowned “flavour queen” Chetna Makan has been crowned the last ever winner of the show before it moves channels. Returning to the tent after storming through to the semi-finals in series five, judge Paul Hollywood said her showstopper masterpiece of miniature festive desserts “smashed it out the park”.

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Travelscope “Ireland – The West Is Best” Joseph starts his Ireland adventure in the town of Shannon and then heads southwest to the Dingle Peninsula. While on the Peninsula he uncovers a few important Irish secrets like how to draw a proper pint, spout a wee bit of Gaelic without getting tongue-tied, how to root for your horse home at the Dingle races and which pub has the best Irish soda bread and stew.