SPECIAL FOOD GIFT: Rent Mother Nature

[1] The recipient gets a certificate suitable for framing…and then updates until the cheddar cheese arrives (photos #1 and #2 © Rent Mother Nature). [2] This maple syrup comes from “your” sugar maple tree. [3] You’ll get updates from your goat, and then her cheese will arrive (photo © Laloo’s Goat Milk Ice Cream |…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Creative Nachos For National Nachos Day

November 6th is National Nachos Day. The dish was invented by accent, when customers arrived at a restaurant after the kitchen had closed. The manager, named Nacho (the diminutive of Ignacio), threw together some ingredients in the fridge to feed the folks. The rest is history (here’s a bit more on history of nachos): a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Creative Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup Combos

April 12th is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day. The Tip Of The Day is: Think outside the box. How can you make your grilled cheese sandwiches more complex, more creative, more…celebratory? Campbell’s did just that, creating four new approaches—if not exactly simple ones—to that American lunch favorite, grilled cheese and tomato soup. Kudos to Chef…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Create Your Fantasy Custom Ice Cream Flavors

No fresh raspberries? Make chocolate raspberry jam. Photo courtesy McConnell’s Ice Cream.   When you’re peering into the ice cream case at the market, do you ever long for flavors that don’t exist? Maybe you want chocolate cookie dough, or rum date instead of rum raisin. How about vanilla orange marmalade, a riff on the…
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