Lemon Blueberry Icebox Cake For National Blueberry Month

[1] Bake a Lemon Blueberry Icebox Cake for National Blueberry Month. The recipe is below (photos #1, #2, and #5 © C&H Sugar). [2] Cool from the fridge, icebox cake is a treat on a warm summer day. [3] It’s blueberry season, and it’s easy to make fresh blueberry jam for the recipe (photo ©…
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FOOD FUN: Potato Chip Salad Recipe & History Of Salt & Vinegar Chips

[1] Wylie Dufresne’s potato chip salad (photo © Lanna Apisukh for The New York Times). [2] We used salt and vinegar potato chips from Kettle Brand (photo © Kettle Brand).   Wylie Dufresne’s potato chip salad at Stretch Pizza in New York City may not seem so revolutionary. It’s a green salad topped with custom-made…
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Basil Compound Butter Recipe & Ways To Use Compound Butter

[1] Basil compound butter. The recipe is below (photos #1 and #2 © Vermont Creamery). [2] Vermont Creamery’s cultured butter, a NIBBLE favorite, is available both unsalted and salted. [3] Fresh basil (photo CCO Public Domain). [4] Maître d’Hôtel butter, the original compound butter (photo © Brown Eyed Baker). [5] Five different flavors of compound…
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Lady M’s New Guava Mille Crepes Cake & The History Of Guava

Last month for Mother’s Day we treated ourselves to a Lady M Mille Crêpes Cake in the special flavor for the season, lavender (photo #3). It was divine (here’s our review). Now, in time for Father’s Day and all of summer, Lady M launches another flavor (and we hope, a permanent addition to the collection),…
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Pinot Grigio: America’s 2nd Most Popular White Wine, For National Pinot Grigio Day

We celebrate National Pinot Grigio Day on May 17th. The refreshing white wine is perfect for warm days enjoyment, but Americans enjoy it year-round. In fact, while Pinot Grigio is the most popular white wine in Italy, it’s also the most-imported white wine in the U.S. Below: The difference between Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris.…
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