GIFT: Jose Cuervo Cinge, Yummy Cinnamon Tequila

Mmm, mmm, good. Photo courtesy Jose Cuervo.   Jose Cuervo Cinge, also known as Jose Cuervo Especial Cinnamon (that’s sure to be confusing, but why ask why), is a new expression that’s not even on the Cuervo.com website yet. It is, however, in the stores—and that’s a good thing. The new flavored tequila is a…
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PRODUCT: Lipton Natural Energy Tea

We come from a tea-drinking family, and the tea of choice in the olden days of our childhood was Lipton. There was no “gourmet tea” back then, unless you went to the one place in town, in Greenwich Village, where they sold loose tea (and most people considered it an oddity). As we grew into…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Spicy Peanut Sauce Marinade & Sauce

If you like sesame noodles or satay with peanut sauce, here’s another delicious use for it: in a marinade. Marinating beef, chicken, lamb, pork or tofu in a peanut sauce-based marinade adds dimensions of flavor. Just create a marinade from chicken or other stock, peanut butter, soy sauce, oil, ginger, chili flakes and garlic (see…
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