Calvados, The Finest Apple Brandy From France

From the orchards of Normandy, France comes Calvados, at its simplest an apple brandy. But it is the best apple brandy (or more precisely eau-de-vie*) in the world. Once fer­men­ted, apple juice becomes cider, and, once dis­tilled, the cider becomes a cider eau-de-vie. The cider that begins thew process is pressed from specially grown cider…
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A Halloween Margarita With A Black Salt Rim

[1] A green Margarita with a black salt rim (photos #1, #2, and #3 © Twang). [2] Don’t forget the eyeballs! [3] Buy the salt here. The different types of salt. > The history of salt. > About beer salt: A NIBBLE review. > More Halloween cocktail recipes.     RECIPE: MONSTER MARGARITA   Ingredients…
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Sfoglini Pasta, Premium Artisan Pasta From The Hudson Valley

  With National Pasta Day on October 17th, our Top Pick Of The Week is Sfoglini Pasta, a brand of fine artisan pasta that’s Italian in heritage but all-American, made in the Hudson Valley of New York State with the finest organic golden semolina* and three specialty grains from North American farms: einkorn, hemp, and…
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Food Fun: A Chocolate Milkshake Recipe For Halloween

[1] A fun milkshake for Halloween (photo © Half & Half Magazine). [2] Use your favorite vanilla ice cream (photo © Talenti Gelato). [3] Add your favorite chocolate milk (photo © Fairlife). [4] If you haven’t had stroopwafels, thin Dutch cookies with a caramel filling, here’s more about them (photo © 3 Bros Cookies).  …
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Fall Fun: Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies Recipe

Are you looking for a new recipe for the fall season? How about a Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies recipe? We just finished baking it as our weekend baking project. Even if there’s no room for the other desserts on your Halloween or Thanksgiving table, these freeze beautifully for snacking and dessert when the Thanksgiving leftovers are…
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