HOLIDAY RECIPE: Frozen Cherry Margarita

February 22nd is National Margarita Day. It’s also the day George Washington was born (in 1732). Decades ago, it was established that George Washington never cut down his father’s beloved cherry tree.* But the tradition of cherry pie on his birthday existed for many years before scholars uncovered the reality. So this year’s contribution to…
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HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY

Valentine soup. Photo courtesy Mowie Kay.   HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY FROM THE NIBBLE     If you’d like to celebrate with this Valentine soup, the recipe is at Mowielicious.com, a fine-food blog. The website has the most beautiful professional food photography, but no “About Us” information. So we did a quick search and found that…
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FOOD FUN: Make Beet Yogurt For Your Valentine

Top: The secret ingredient is popped mustard seeds. Photo courtesy Samin Nosrat. Bottom: Serve either recipe with homemade pita wedges. Photo courtesy The Pioneer Woman.   Our supermarkets are filled with cooked, packaged, ready-to-eat beets brought in for Valentine’s Day. While we love fresh-roasted beets, they’re the most time-consuming root vegetables to prepare. We got…
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