PRODUCT: Caribbean Rum Cake

A black rum cake is dense with ground raisins, prunes and cherries. Photo by Katharine Pollak | THE NIBBLE. There are some mediocre rum cakes out there, but we’ve been having a pretty good run tasting delicious brands. The most recent are from Caribbean Cake Connoisseurs, owners of the enviable URL Rumcake.com. They make both…
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RECIPE: Blooming Tea Punch

We couldn’t stop drinking this fruity tea punch with tequila and vodka. It’s a refreshing way to entertain guests in the hot weather. It’s also beautiful to look at. The tea is brewed with “blooming tea” (also called flowering tea and presentation tea). The beautiful “flowers” made of tea leaves and actual flower petals add…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Fresh Fruit Snack

Dice and freeze for a grab-and-go snack. Photo courtesy Watermelon.org. Here’s a healthy and refreshing grab-and-go summer snack: Cut melon and stone fruits (peaches, plums, nectarines) into small chunks. Add berries and grapes and freeze in snack- size plastic bags. When you need a grab-and-go snack, grab a bag of frozen fruit. By the time…
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