April Is Earth Month, And Champagne Is Sustainable Wine

April is Earth Month and Earth Day April 22nd. As environmentally conscious people, we seek to “do something” new each year. In addition to working more sustainably in the kitchen, we look for food growers and manufacturers who have taken steps to lower their carbon footprint and/or take other sustainable actions. Wine drinkers can look…
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Minnie Beasley’s Almond Lace Cookies: An Artisan Cookie Treat

[1] Minnie Beasley’s Lace Cookies (photo © Specialty Food Association). [2] A delicious bag of cookies (photo by Michael Steele | © The Nibble). [3] Cherry tuiles from Martha Stewart. Here’s the recipe (photos #3 and #4 © Martha Stewart). [4] Lace cookies can be flat. Lady Bird Johnson made them this way. Here’s a…
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Sheep’s Milk Yogurt Benefits & A Yogurt Dip & Sauce Recipe

[1] The recipe for this yogurt dip and sauce is below (photos #1 and 5 © Heraclea Olive Oil). [2] Old Chatham is one of the two artisan brands of sheep’s milk yogurt in the U.S. (photos #2 and #4 © Old Chatham Creamery). [3] The other delicious sheep’s milk yogurt is made by Bellwether…
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Hot Buttered Soft Pretzels Recipe For National Soft Pretzel Month

April is National Soft Pretzel Month, and we love a good soft pretzel recipe. Bake a batch of delicious soft pretzels and serve with grainy mustard and beer. Bake a batch of delicious soft pretzels and serve with grainy mustard and beer. Want to make smaller, appetizer-size pretzels? See our instructions for pretzel bites in…
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A Beer & Chocolate Pairing Idea For National Beer Day

[1] The 9-piece Beer & Chocolate Pairing gift box. You supply the beer pairings (all photos © Dallmann Chocolate. Caramel Sea Salt Chocolate[/caption] [2] The Sea Salt Caramel with Fleur de Sel pairs with an IPA. [3] The Caramel Latte truffle pairs with a stout. [4] Pair the Bacon Applewood Smoked Salt chocolate truffle with…
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