Year: 2019

TIP OF THE DAY: Measuring & Weighing Ingredients In The Metric System

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[1] Use a kitchen scale to weigh your ingredients (photo © GreaterGoods). [2] Read the directions carefully before you chop nuts, for example (photo © Good Eggs).   If you pay close attention to recipe ingredients, especially for baked goods, you’ve noted that some recipes give measurements in both ounces/teaspoons and grams/milliliters. While Americans have…
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NATIONAL TEQUILA DAY: Make A Chocolate Tequila Cocktail

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If you’ve never had a chocolate tequila cocktail, today’s the day: July 24th is National Tequila Day. Since the Margarita cocktail has its own holiday (National Margarita Day is February 22nd), celebrate with a different tequila cocktail. Beyond the Margarita, some of the most popular tequila cocktails are: Bloody Maria: tequila, tomato juice, worcestershire sauce,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Turn Liqueurs Into Spritzers

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[1] Framboise and raspberry club soda with fresh raspberries. [2] Lemonade and limoncello with fresh lemon and mint (both photos © RawPixel.com | Pexels).   We were trying to clear out a pantry closet filled with alcohol, which included bottles and bottles of things we rarely use. We only drink wine at home; if guests…
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RECIPES: Juicy Cocktails Or Mocktails

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Over the weekend, we made batches of these cocktail recipes from bartender Wells Adams of Bachelor in Paradise. Wells partnered with Tropicana to craft two juicy cocktails: Tropicana’s Tequila Sunset and Wells’ Watermelon Spritz. Both of our pitchers were emptied within an hour! You can turn either cocktail into a mocktail by substituting ginger ale…
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