Homemade Ice Cream In 5 Minutes With A Tern Ice Cream Maker

[1] We adore our Tern ice cream maker (Abacus Photo). [2] Just hold the paddle against the side of the bowl and watch your ice cream harden (photos #2 through #6 © Tern Ice Cream). [3] Most commercial berry ice creams don’t have enough berry intensity for us. Strawberry typically tastes like “strawberries and cream”…
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Hugs & Kisses & Our Favorite Chocolates For Valentine’s Day

  Happy Valentine’s Day, dear reader! For most of us, Valentine’s Day means chocolate. In 1861, British chocolate manufacturer Richard Cadbury created the first heart-shaped box of chocolate for Valentine’s Day; and commercialization took over. We wish we could send you some of our favorite chocolates for Valentine’s Day, but we’ve done the next best…
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Pink Lady Cocktail Recipe & History For Your Valentine Or Galentine

[1] A classic Pink Lady. We substituted raspberries for the traditional maraschino cherry garnish (Abacus Photo). [2] A Pink Lady made with cream instead of egg white, is also called a Pink Shimmy. This glass is rimmed with heart confetti (photo © Hotel Chocolat). [3] A lemon twist often replaces the cherry in modern renditions.…
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Andia’s Ice Cream “Strawberries” For Your Favorite People

  At first glance, they look like gorgeous chocolate-covered strawberries—the kind you’d see at a high-end chocolatier, complete with hand-piped white chocolate drizzle and green frosting stems. But bite in, and you discover the culinary trompe l’oeil: These aren’t chocolate-dipped strawberries at all. They’re strawberry ice cream, sculpted into perfect strawberry shapes and enrobed in…
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Like Tea? Like Gin? How About A Gin Tea Party For Ginuary?

[1] A gin toddy made with Empress 1908 Indigo Gin. The color comes from butterfly pea flowers infused into the gin. We further infused the gin with Earl Grey tea (photos #1, #2, and #9 © Empress 1908 Gin). [2] You can make the toddy—or any gin cocktail—with any type of gin. An infused gin,…
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