TIP OF THE DAY: Olive Oil Cake With Your Choice Of Citrus

Our first encounter with olive oil cake came at a trattoria in our neighborhood. It sounded strange to us: We were raised in a butter culture, with a palate trained to recognize buttery goodness over margarine and cake mixes made with salad oil. But, this olive oil and basil cake (also made by the restaurant…
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PRODUCT: Seminole Pride & Blood Orange Meringue Pie

A Great Juice Story Deprived of their original resources, many Native American tribes have fallen into unfortunate circumstances, struggling economically and facing the ills that come with hardship. The Seminole Tribe of Florida, through the careful leadership of their elders, managed to overcome such bleak circumstances. The Tribe became self-sufficient through economic development enterprises located…
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RECIPE: Chocolate Blackberry Macarons

Here’s another delicious blackberry recipe: Chocolate Blackberry Macarons. Blackberry, a summer fruit, is a nice change from the chocolate or raspberry fillings often found in macarons. The recipe was developed by blogger Naomi Robinson of Bakers Royal, and contributed to Driscoll’s recipes. Visit Naomi’s blog for more delicious recipes. Prep time is 30 minutes, cook…
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FOOD FUN: Rubik’s Battenberg Cake

Eat the Rubik’s Cube! Photo courtesy Stasty.com.   For those who loved the Mondrian Cake, here’s a another piece of edible art, which celebrates the birthday of Erno Rubik. Rubik, born July 13, 1944, is a Hungarian inventor, architect and professor of architecture. But his immortality lies in the 1974 invention of the Rubik’s Cube,…
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Easy Shortcake Recipe, With Any Fruit You Like

[1] Easy peach shortcake: Slice the fruit, top a biscuit half with it and add whipped cream (photo © Kraft). [2] Americans are more familiar with the French-style génoise (zhen-WOZ), a strawberry shortcake that’s a sponge layer cake with whipped cream. Here’s the recipe for this cake (photo © Fun Cooking).   Sweet summer berries…
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