FOOD FUN: Super Bowl Cocktails

Drink your team colors on Super Bowl Sunday, with these layered cocktails made with Blue Chair Rum. These recipes, courtesy of Eclectic Recipes, have fun visual impact. You’ll also be adding a bit of the tropics to a cold day. PATRIOT PUNCH Ingredients Per Drink 1/2 jigger or 3/4 oz Blue Chair Bay Coconut Rum…
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FOOD FUN: Popchip Snacks

Make Guacpops with guacamole. Photo courtesy PopChips.   A boat-shaped chip demands filling. So Popchips* created two snacks using its popular air-popped chips: Guacamo Popper Ingredients Per Chip 1 Salt & Pepper Popchip 1 dollop of spicy guacamole Red and green jalapeño slices   Nachopop Ingredients Per Chip 1 Barbeque Popchip Spicy beef Grated cheese…
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FOOD FUN: Football Pizza

Don’t fumble the pizza! Football pizza from Due Forni | Las Vegas.   If you were at Due Forni restaurant, you could order a football pizza. But there’s no need to travel to Austin or Las Vegas: It’s easy to make your own. Using your favorite pizza recipe: 1. STRETCH the dough into a more…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Flavored Chips For Super Bowl Sunday

As you stroll down the snacks aisle of the supermarket, instead of grabbing the same old chips, treat your crowd to something special. For more than a decade, chips have been exploding in flavor. Although most supermarkets give shelf space to the three or so biggest sellers, bagel chips, bean chips, pita chips, potato chips,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Citrus As A Cake Garnish Or Base

With a limited offering of sweet fresh fruit during the winter, turn to seasonal citrus to dress your desserts. Angel cake, cheesecake, olive oil cake, pound cake, sponge cake: all are highly receptive to a garnish of citrus segments (or, depending on how you look at it, a citrus fruit salad). In addition to cheery…
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