Spicy Thai Paloma Cocktail Recipe For World Paloma Day

World Paloma Day is May 22nd. We recently featured a classic Paloma recipe for Cinco de Mayo, but you can take this popular and refreshing drink a step further—and give it a global spin. Like all classic cocktails, the Paloma invites you to play with the recipe and customize it—perhaps create your signature Paloma. Today’s…
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CREAM GLOSSARY: The Different Types Of Cream

[1] Chantilly, a.k.a. whipped cream, garniches a slice of pie (photo © King Arthur Baking). [2] Clotted cream, also called Devon cream: a specialty of the U.K. and part of “cream tea” with scones and jam (photo © Cupcake Project). [ 3] Creme fraiche, a cultured cream that is a more piquant substitute for whipped…
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Pizza Vs. Flatbread For National Pizza Party Day

May 20th is National Pizza Party Day (it varies yearly: the third Friday of May). Can you make a flatbread instead? Sure, we say: because pizza vs. flatbread is simply a matter of the dough. The main technical difference between flatbread and pizza is that: Flatbread uses unleavened dough, i.e., dough that doesn’t have yeast.…
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Consider American Black Walnuts On National Walnut Day

[1] Black walnuts: beautiful, but with an extremely hard shell that requires a special nutcracker (photos #1 and #2 © American Black Walnut Marketing Board). [2] The fleshy green outer covering is called the husk or shuck.(photos #2 and #3. [3] The best source for black walnuts online is Hammons (remaining photos © Hammons Products…
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American Craft Beer Week: Look For The Craft Brewer Seal

It’s American Craft Beer Week, celebrating the more than 6,600 U.S. independent craft brewers*. If you needed an excuse to explore new beers, the second full week in May is it! When you’re shopping for craft beer, book for the Independent Craft Brewer Seal (on all photos). The seal indicates that the beer was brewed…
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