FOOD HOLIDAY & RECIPE: Ice Cream Cupcakes

No-bake ice cream cupcakes. Photo courtesy Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.   For July 21, National Ice Cream Day, we made these no-bake ice cream cupcakes. They’re cupcakes in the sense that they’re made in cupcake liners, but with cookie crumbs instead of baked cake. Thus, the cookie crumbles and the oven stays off. If you…
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RECIPE: Thai Iced Coffee Recipe

Recently we published a recipe for Thai iced tea, which had some readers asking if there is also Thai iced coffee. There most definitely is (Vietnamese iced coffee is similar or identical, depending on who makes it). In Thailand, the drink is called kah-feh dahm yen, and the locals prefer it very sweet. You can…
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RECIPE: Zucchini Bread

Zucchini bread started to appear in the 1960s, as hippies looked for healthier foods. But the concept dates back to the Middle Ages, when European chefs began to develop sweet vegetable puddings. Carrot pudding was first; sweet potato pudding and pie followed in the Renaissance. The different types of squash offered still more options. Carrot…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Mocha Ice Pops

Is this the seventh day of the heat wave? We’ve lost count. But we’re glad to have this recipe created by Debi Mazar & Gabriele Corcos, hosts of the Cooking Channel show, Extra Virgin. They whipped up a coffee-themed ice pop using Lavazza, Italy’s beloved coffee brand. They used the Lavazza Qualità Rossa variety, made…
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RECIPE: Pesto Parmesan Potato Stacks

If you followed yesterday’s tip and made pesto, here’s a fun recipe that works for everyday or company. Pesto Parmesan Potato Stacks, a fun side dish from PotatoGoodness.com, simply tosses thinly sliced potato rounds in a bowl with Parmesan and pesto. You stack them in a muffin tin, bake and voilà! The Parmesan melts into…
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