FATHER’S DAY: Kitchen Gifts

With an 18-day countdown to Father’s Day, take a moment to peruse our Father’s Day gift list. We picked special items in six different categories. Today, take a look at the kitchenware—everything from an $8.00 coffee bean ice cube tray to the beautiful Nespresso CitiZ Coffee & Espresso Maker for $349.00. If Dad loves waffles,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Mustard Mash-Up

There will be a lot of mustard served this weekend at barbecues across America. It’s your opportunity to try something new and exciting in this low-calorie-condiment category. Even though you think the crowd likes yellow ballpark mustard, delve into the more exciting types of mustard. Bring out the Dijon, the flavored mustards and the old-style…
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MEMORIAL DAY: Toast With Red, White & Blue Cocktails

Beyond planning barbecues and celebrating the three-day weekend, many of us have forgotten the meaning of Memorial Day. There are fewer parades of marching veterans, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts; fewer veterans sell paper poppies to raise money for the families of fallen soldiers. Memorial Day grew from the Civil War: Before the end of…
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RECIPE: The Easiest Strawberry Shortcake

May 21st is National Strawberries And Cream Day. Take advantage of the beautiful strawberries in season to make these easy yet elegant individual strawberry shortcakes in silver cupcake wrappers. People will think you worked for hours on this recipe. But all you do is buy the strawberries and pound cake, whip the cream and assemble.…
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RECIPE: Graduation Cookies

These cookies are too cool for school! Photo © Land O Lakes. Who wouldn’t want to take a bite of these diploma cookies—perfect to serve at a graduation party or to bring as a gift for the new graduate. What’s especially nifty about these cookies is that they double as fortune cookies. You can use…
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