RECIPE: Apple Ginger Coleslaw

[1] Go gourmet with apple ginger coleslaw. Photo courtesy EatWisconsin Cheese.com. [2] Use a crisp eating apple for the salad, like Gala apples, the #1-selling apple in the U.S. (photo © Good Eggs).   When we attend summer cookouts, we always offer to bring the coleslaw. That way, we know it will be a great…
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RECIPE: Red Velvet Pancakes

Red velvet pancakes: use seasonal garnish for July 4th, Christmas, Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day. Photo courtesy Taste Of Home.   For a special Valentine’s Day breakfast, brunch or lunch, Taste Of Home magazine suggests these red velvet pancakes. Red food works for July 4th and Christmas, of course. Just vary the garnish: Christmas: mint…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Best Burger Buns

A brioche roll adds a gourmet touch to any type of burger. Photo © Craig Holmes | BSP.   Gearing up for a Labor Day cookout? Go beyond the traditional burger bun and generate excitement with a selection of specialty burger buns (also, a selection of burgers—beef, bison, turkey, veggie, etc.). Here are our favorite…
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RECIPE: White Cosmopolitan

Hey there, Carrie Bradshaw: How about a White Cosmopolitan? This recipe, from Grey Goose Vodka, uses white cranberry juice instead of red cranberry juice, plus Grey Goose L’Orange vodka. (A bonus: spill it and it doesn’t stain like a Red Cosmo.) RECIPE: WHITE COSMOPOLITAN Ingredients For 1 Drink 3 parts orange-flavored vodka 1/2 part premium…
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RECIPE: Blackberry Mojito

Enhance the celebration of National Mojito Day, July 11th. There’s enough red, white and blue here for Independence Day; but take advantage of summer’s lush blackberries to whip them up all season long. The Mojito (pronounced moe-hee-toe) is Cuba’s most famous cocktail. This variation adds fresh fruit to the original recipe. It is important that…
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