Year: 2014

TIP OF THE DAY: Make Better Coffee…& Mocha Truffles

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One hundred million Americans drink coffee daily. Sixty-eight percent of us have a cup within the first hour of waking up. (Here are more coffee statistics.) So for all of us making our first cup at home—from ground beans, not K-Cups—here are some helpful tips from Melitta Coffee: 1. Buy coffee weekly. Once coffee is…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: U.S. Coffee Drinking Statistics For National Coffee Day

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How about a cup or two of coffee drinking statistics for National Coffee Day, September 29th? This survey was conducted in July by Live Science. For starters, about 83% of adults drink coffee in the U.S., the world’s largest consumer of coffee, up from 78% a year earlier, according to the National Coffee Association’s 2013…
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FOOD 101: What Are Hops?

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September 28th is Drink Beer Day. Only a few ingredients are needed to make beer; typically, barley malt, unmalted grain, hops, yeast and water. We were explaining to a friend that our favorite beers are heavily hopped IPAs. “What exactly are hops?” he asked. We turned to Samuel Adams, the pioneering craft beer brewer, and…
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RECIPE: Strawberry Cream Pie Or (Blueberry, Raspberry, Etc.)

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[1] Make a delicious strawberry cream pie. The recipe is below (photo © California Milk Advisory Board). [2] This beauty is a no-bake strawberry cream pie. Here’s the recipe (photo © Wife Mama Foodie). [3] How about a strawberry and chocolate cream pie? Here’s the recipe (photo © Food 52). [4] We’ve never had a…
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PRODUCTS: Green Sriracha & Japanese Spicy Mayo

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Green sriracha and spicy mayo: Two delicious new ways to heat things up. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   Sriracha, a hot sauce that originated in Thailand, has become mainstream in American supermarkets. It is used as a table condiment, a recipe ingredient and a flavoring for snacks like popcorn and potato chips.…
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