RECIPE: Espresso Ice Cream Shooters

In no more than five minutes, you can make a drinkable dessert for grown-ups: espresso ice cream shooters. It’s like a mini affogato. This recipe comes from Starbucks, which has easy recipe ideas on its ice cream website. Serves 4.     ESPRESSO SHOOTERS RECIPE Ingredients 1 cup Starbucks VIA Italian Roast or Decaf Italian…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Mini Ice Cream Bombes

An easy ice cream mini bombe. Photo courtesy Starbucks.   The earliest known recipe for a frozen dessert bombe comes from the great Italian confectioner, G.A. Jarrin. In the first Italian cookbook published in English—The Italian Confectioner or Complete Economy of Desserts according to the Most Modern and Approved Practices (London: 1820—today, you can get…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Hatch Chiles From New Mexico

This tip is for chile lovers: The window is briefly open for Hatch chiles, the most prized chile of New Mexico, with a meaty flesh and mild-medium heat. The season is August through early September, but depending on weather conditions, the harvest can begin as early as July and finish in early October. If you…
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