TIP OF THE DAY: Cheese Plate With Bacon

A cheese course with bacon. Photo courtesy Castello.   Thanks to Castello, a Danish producer of classic cheeses, for this cheese plate inspiration. The cheese is sliced into thin, carpaccio*-like slivers. For the cheese course, Castello used its Castello Alps Selection Classic, an Alpine-style cheese (the category of semifirm cheeses that includes Appenzeller, Gruyère, Raclette…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Vanilla Milkshake Day & A Spiked Milkshake

[1] Shake Guinness and spiced rum with vanilla ice cream (photo © Hard Rock Cafe). [2] You can make a Grasshopper milkshake with mint ice cream and creme de menthe instead of the Guinness (photo © Sincerely Media | Unsplash).   Get ready for tomorrow, June 20th: National Vanilla Milkshake Day. Here are two spiked…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Flavored Seltzer

[1] Homemade raspberry seltzer (photo © Spoonful Of Flour). If you like flavored seltzer, here’s how to make an even more flavorful version of it, courtesy of the North American Raspberry and Blackberry Commission. The inspiration came from fruit grower Cheryl Ferguson of Plum Granny Farm in King, North Carolina. You can use fresh or…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Easy Cherry Tart

Queen Anne cherries in a tart for National Cherry Tart Day. Photo courtesy Sean Dooley | Red Jacket Orchards..   June 18th is National Cherry Tart Day. You’d be surprised how easy it is to make a delicious cherry tart—or any fruit tart. This recipe works for any fruit tart. Pick any seasonal pie fruit—including,…
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PRODUCT: Little Miracles Organic Energy Bottled Tea

When we first received sample bottles of Little Miracles Organic Energy, we thought they were organic energy drinks. Not exactly. They’re delicious tea and fruit juice blends, sweetened with agave, a better alternative to refined sugar. They lack some of the conventional energy drink kickers, like guarana, a berry that is more caffeine-intense than coffee…
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