RECIPE: Make A Coffee Milkshake For National Coffee Milkshake Day

July 26th is National Coffee Milkshake Day. We love coffee ice cream, but we never buy it. That’s because flavors we like even more beckon from the freezer case. But today, we’re making a coffee or espresso milkshake to celebrate. You can be creative about it: In addition to coffee ice cream, Starbucks sells pints…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Sheer Bliss Pomegranate Ice Cream

Luscious, creamy pomegranate ice cream from Sheer Bliss. Photo by Victoria P. | Fotolia.   It’s the last week of International Ice Cream Month. We’re celebrating big time with pomegranate ice cream from Sheer Bliss. Sheer Bliss is the mother lode of pomegranate ice cream, a flavor that’s lush and sweet with a hint of…
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NEWS: Americans Making Better-For-You Food Choices At Restaurants

We met our brother for lunch this weekend at California Pizza Kitchen. As we both ordered from what we considered to be the “better-for-you” salad menu, Brother, an attorney, looked at the small print. “Yikes,” he said, “My Cobb Salad has 941 calories. I thought salads were supposed to be low-calorie!” Well, er, not when…
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RECIPE: Watermelon Tequila Fizz Cocktail

Mix watermelon with tequila for a water- melon fizz. Photo courtesy Inocente Tequila.   We love watermelon cocktails—they’re a great way to take advantage of watermelon season. Here’s a recipe that was part of our National Tequila Day celebration yesterday. The recipe for a Watermelon Fizz was created by Keith Dusko, mixologist at Haru Sushi,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 15 Things To Do With Chocolate Sauce

You know that the same delectable chocolate sauce (fudge sauce) that tops ice cream and profiteroles can also be used on a brownie or waffle. But how about using it: As a dip for pretzels and potato chips? As a fondue for strawberries, apple slices, other fruits and marshmallows? To turn hot coffee into hot…
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