RECIPE: July Fourth Strawberries

Red, white and blue ingredients create the perfect July Fourth dessert. Photo courtesy Dove Chocolate Discoveries.   Not only are berries, such as strawberries and blueberries, in season during the Fourth of July, but they also come in patriotic colors, making them great ingredients in recipes you can make for your Independence Day celebrations, such…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Gourmet Nachos

  Turn your regular recipe into an Independence Day celebration by using blue and red tortilla chips and adding some blue cheese or goat cheese, along with white Cheddar or other good white melting cheese. Think of the Red, White and Blue theme for Labor Day and Memorial Day, too. Read about our favorite tortilla…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Red Pepper Sour Cream

Enjoy your baked potato with something special. Take 1 cup of roasted red peppers (pimentos), well drained; combine in a food processor with 1 cup of sour cream (or substitute reduced-fat sour cream or fat-free yogurt). Blend until smooth and add 1 tablespoon of fresh lime juice. Top with minced green onions. Also try this…
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PRODUCT: Daddy Cakes Pancake & Waffle Mix

Daddy Cakes makes pancake and waffle mix in popular flavors that proved popular with us. They are a line of “JAW” (just add water) and cook products that make it a breeze to whip up breakfast favorites. Some of the specialty flavors are special, indeed, and are available in a charming, limited edition, reusable gift…
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PRODUCT: Tequila For Father’s Day

Looking for a Father’s Day gift? How about a fine tequila? The best are made from 100% agave juice (the other kind, “mixtos” are mixed with cane sugar). They are distilled into: (1) blancos (“whites”), which are not aged, although some are colored gold with caramel to make them look aged, and are known as…
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