Flavored Sourdough Bread From Rize Up Bakery In San Francisco

April 1st was National Sourdough Day. We’re a couple of days late, but we wanted to make the brilliant flavored sourdough bread from Rize Up Bakery in San Francisco our Top Pick Of The Week. If you live nowhere near San Francisco, never fear: They ship nationwide, and there are subscriptions and gift cards to…
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A Different PB&J Sandwich For National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day

April 2nd is National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day. We’ve enjoyed PB&J sandwiches every which way, but here’s a different PB&J sandwich from Fix & Fogg, manufacturers of our favorite artisanal peanut butter. For fun and a bit of tart flavor, they added crunchy freeze-dried raspberry flakes to match the raspberry jam (photo #1). Freeze-dried…
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St. Patrick’s Day Recipe: Green Pesto Cream Cheese Spread For Bagels & More

We have plenty of St. Patrick’s Day recipes, but here’s a new one to start your day: Green Pesto Cream Cheese & Bagels. Yes, some places will be selling plain green bagels for St. Patrick’s Day. But if want your favorite bagel topping—poppyseed, sesame, everything, whatever—it couldn’t be simpler to make a St. Pat’s bagel…
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Muffaletta Sandwich Recipe For Mardi Gras, Parties & Picnics

[1] The iconic muffaletta sandwich from New Orleans, perfect for Mardi Gras (recipe plus photos #1 and 2 © Chabaso Bakery | New Haven). [2] Chabaso uses their semolina ciabatta loaf for the muffaletta sandwich. [3] A packed muffaletta from Gelson’s Market (photo © Gelson’s). [4] This muffaletta sandwich was made the easy way, with…
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Sour Cream Apple Pie Toast Recipe For Breakfast Or Dessert

[1] This breakfast toast or snack is apple pie filling plus goat cheese or sour cream (photos #1 and #2 © Roth Cheese | Facebook). [2] Roth makes 8-ounce logs of plain goat cheese, and 4-ounce logs of blueberry, garlic, honey, and seasonal cranberry logs. [3] The original recipe used sourdough, but we think country…
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