RECIPE: Crudité Flag, A July 4th Snack

We launch this year’s series of red, white and blue July 4th foods with a crudité flag. The red and white flag stripes are cauliflower florets, red cherry tomatoes and red bell pepper strips. (Remove the stems from the tomatoes—the green color doesn’t belong on the flag.) The blue field with white stars is represented…
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RECIPE: Blueberry Lemon Loaf Cake Or Red, White & Blue Lemon Loaf

To create a July 4th cake, use a smaller amount of blueberries in the top left corner, and make rows of raspberries across the rest of the cake. Photo courtesy Oh Sweet Day.   We discovered this recipe, Lemon Blueberry and White Chocolate Cream Cake, on the Colorful Harvest website. It was contributed by Fanny…
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RECIPE: Deconstructed Enchilada Salad

[1] Deconstruct enchiladas into an enchilada salad (photo © QVC). [2] Fresh cilantro is an ingredient in many Mexican dishes (photo © Good Eggs). [3] Homemade tortilla chips (photo © Anna Hinman | Crunchy Creamy Sweet).   We always enjoy a taco salad, but had never set eyes on an enchilada salad until we received…
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FATHER’S DAY: Maggie Louise Salted Caramel Heraldic Shields

If Dad is the king on Father’s Day, how about a box of these chocolate heraldic shields, filled with salted caramel? Any celebrant who appreciates fine chocolate will roar when he receives a box of such luscious chocolates, embossed with kingly lions. The heraldic shields are crafted in extra dark chocolate by El Rey and…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Whiskey-Infused Chocolate Truffles

If Dad loves chocolate and spirits, this may be the ideal Father’s Day gift! The Oregon Distiller’s Collection from Moonstruck Chocolate is nine-piece collection of truffles infused with spirits from five of Oregon’s finest craft distillers. The spirits are infused into chocolate ganache and hand-piped into hand-painted chocolate shells. The collection is a parade of…
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