JULY 4th FOOD: Red, White & Blue Berry Trifle

If you’re asked to bring something to a July 4th shindig, here’s a recipe that couldn’t be easier, no cooking required! In fact, the recipe is so easy that a tween or teen (or adult who “doesn’t cook”) can make it. It’s built in a springform pan instead of a traditional glass bowl. The recipe…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Fruit In A Green Salad

Enjoy the summer’s fruit bounty straight, in fruit salads, yogurt, pies, ice cream, smoothies and … green salad. Strawberries or watermelon salad plus greens and feta or goat cheese are time-honored additions to a green salad. But you can create your own recipe. For a July 4th salad, how about a red, white and blue…
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PRODUCT: Woodbridge Wine ‘Cue Sauce

Take a ‘Cue from this special sauce. Photo courtesy Robert Mondavi.   In a tasty and fun collaboration, Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi and the West Texas-style BBQ sauce purveyor, Daddy Sam’s, have collaborated on a limited-edition summer barbecue grilling sauce. Called Woodbridge Wine ‘Cue Sauce, a 19-ounce jar is available for $6.99 on Amazon.com through…
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RECIPE: Gingersnap Whoopie Pies

Today is National Gingersnap Day. Treat everyone to some homemade gingersnap whoopie pies. Crunchy gingersnaps are descendants of Lebkuchen, soft spice cookies that were probably created by Medieval monks in Franconia, Germany (the earliest written records are from 1296). The history of whoopie pies, an American creation, is much more recent—1926! The ginger snaps themselves…
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