RECIPE: Apple Sangria

Ready for a glass? You can use red and green apple slices, in addition to the strawberries, for extra color. Photo courtesy U.S. Apple Association.   It’s so hot here today (87°F) that we can’t get into fall recipes. But this Apple Sangria recipe is a compromise, turning the most popular fall flavor into a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Honey + A Raspberry Honey Mojito Recipe

September is National Honey Month. Celebrate by replacing table sugar with honey in your tea, in baking and other recipes. But don’t do it because you think honey is better for you. Truth to tell, honey and sugar are so close in calories, nutrition (both have none or marginal nutrients) and glycemic index* that it…
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FOOD FUN: Pool Party Punch

Match your cocktail to the pool (the miniature beach balls are plastic, made for doll houses). Photo courtesy Pinnacle Vodka.   For your next pool party, make this Pool Party Punch, an tasty and fun idea from Pinnacle Vodka. Pinnacle made it with their Original Vodka; you can make it your own with a flavored…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Sipping Rum

Rum is a new world spirit, initially distilled by slaves on Caribbean sugar cane plantations. The distilled rum can be drunk in its clear state (white or blanco rum), or aged in oak barrels for various lengths of time, the process of which creates the different types of rum. Why is one blanco (or añejo,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Fresh Peach Bellini Cocktails

We were inspired by this photo from Audra, The Baker Chick, to look for the ripest peaches—or plan ahead and ripen our own—for fresh peach Bellinis. In the off-season, you can buy frozen peach purée or (surprise!) baby food puréed peaches. You can make the peach purée a day or two in advance of your…
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