PRODUCTS: 5 Beverage Favorites

1. ANGRY ORCHARD: ORCHARD’S EDGE KNOTTY PEAR Hard apple cider is hot, but what about perry? Pears are also turned into hard cider, called perry in the U.K.; but perry is not as well known in the U.S. American cider makers tend to label their perries as pear cider. And there are far fewer of…
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PRODUCT: Facundo Baccardi Premium Rum & A Chocolate Banana Cocktail Recipe

[1] Chocolate banana cocktail. The recipe is below (photos #1, #2 and #3 © Bacardi). [2] Ready for its close up: Facundo Neo rum. [3] The Facundo Bacardi Rum Collection.   Weekends are a time for testing new cocktail recipes. The Chocolate Banana Cocktail Recipe below is from the Facundo Rum Collection, a luxury portfolio.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Quick & Easy Paella Recipe For National Paella Day

March 27th is National Paella Day. Many people think that paella is a complex, time-consuming dish—and classic recipes can be. But you can make this simplified version from Good Eggs easily on any weeknight. After 20 minutes of prep time, 20 mins active time plus 40 minutes simmer time. RECIPE: SPRING SHRIMP PAELLA Ingredients For…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Fried Oysters On Greens, A First Course

[1] We enjoyed these at a rooftop restaurant in Manhattan (photo © McKittrick Hotel | NYC). [2] Just a taste, from Tsunami Sushi in Lafayette, Louisiana (photo © Tsunami Sushi). [3] A quart of oysters from our favorite oyster grower, Willapa Oysters. They’re grown in the cleanest waters in the USA (photo courtesy Willapa Oysters).…
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FOOD FUN: Naked Easter Cake With Chocolate Nest

We had never heard of naked cake when, in our first apartment, we began to bake Easter cakes. For years, we had a Nordicware lamb-shape cake mold. We baked a chocolate cake (a black sheep, as it were), frosted it in vanilla, and covered it with white flaked coconut. One year, we outgrew the lamb,…
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