Nutella Recipes For World Nutella Day

[1] Nutella and Yogurt Breakfast Parfait Pops (photo © Baking A Moment. Here’s the recipe. [2] From breakfast through dessert, there are many ways to use Nutella (photo © Mikael Stenberg | Unsplash).   In 2011, two bloggers declared February 5th to be World Nutella Day. Typically, holidays are official proclamations by a city, state,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Valentine Cocktail

Whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day with a romantic interest, friends or family, make the occasion special with a Valentine cocktail. What makes a “Valentine” cocktail? Color—a shade of pink, rose or red. If you want a Champagne cocktail, garnish it with “Champagne grapes” (they’re actually Zante currants), a red berry or an edible flower. And…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Get A Heart-Shaped Cheese

Coeur de Bray, a heart-shaped Neufchâtel cheese. Photo courtesy Murray’s Cheese.   Different heart-shaped cheeses appear at this time of year, especially goat cheeses. But the first heart-shaped cheese, created in the 14th century, was Neufchâtel (NU-shah-tell), a soft-riped cow’s milk cheese with a white rind. Note that French Neufchâtel is different from the American…
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PRODUCT: Belvoir Non-Alcoholic Cordials

Individual-size bottles of Belvoir Elderflower Cordial and Elderflower & Rose Lemonade. Photo courtesy Belvoir Fruit Farms.   Instead of a Valentine mocktail, head straight to the delicious nonalcoholic cordials from Belvoir. While Americans use the word as a synonym for fruit liqueur, in the U.K. a cordial is a carbonated, fruit-flavored soft drink. Belvoir Fruit…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Marshmallows

As a treat for friends and family, try your hand at making marshmallows for Valentine’s Day. These chocolate marshmallows, by Christina Lane of DessertForTwo.com, are dipped in melted chocolate for a double-chocolate treat. They take only 15 minutes to make! Since this is “dessert for two,” the recipe makes 12 mini marshmallows. Make the first…
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