Spring Into Daylight Saving(s) Time With Starbucks Spring Flavors

[1] Ready, set, brew (all photos © Starbucks)! [2] Vanilla Lavender, a first new “favorite” of ours. Sweet comfort: floral notes from the lavender, sweetness from the vanilla (there’s no sugar), along with more floral notes. [3] A second new favorite, Starbucks Mountain Blend, a hearty, rich dark roast with nuances of orange zest and…
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Trader Joe’s Onion Dip Pasta Recipe & Spicy Chili Crisp

March is National Sauce Month, so how about a new idea for pasta sauce? Here’s a crowd pleaser that doesn’t take more effort than boiling pasta and heating sauce. But this time, the sauce is made from a container of caramelized onion dip. It’s a two-ingredient recipe (photos #1 and #2) that you can enhance…
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A Blue Curaçao Margarita For National Margarita Day

[1] A Blue Margarita, made with Blue Curaçao instead of a clear orange liqueur (photo © a3tabacos | Pexels). [2] The first producer of Curaçao liqueur, Senior & Co., debuted its product in 1896. The first liqueurs were white (clear) Curaçao. Note that the bottle is shaped and textured like the orange that engenders the…
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Regular & Spicy Margarita Mocktail Recipes For National Margarita Day

The Margarita is America’s most popular cocktail, with National Margarita Day celebrated on February 22nd. Even if you don’t drink alcohol, you can enjoy one of these yummy Margarita mocktails: Classic, Spicy, Fruity & Spicy, and Smoky. They capture the tangy, citrusy flavors of the classic Margarita, without the alcohol. They’re not only for nondrinkers,…
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All The Fruit Holidays, In Celebration Of National Clementine Day

[1] The clementine, which happens to be one of the two parents of the orange (photo © Fruits From Chile | Facebook). [2] Parent #2: the pomelo (photos #2, #3, and #5 © Good Eggs). [3] The hybrid: the orange (here, a cara cara orange, which is a natural mutation of the navel orange that…
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