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GAZPACHO HISTORY A specialty of Spain and Portugal, gazpacho is a cold raw vegetable peasant soup originating in Andalusia, the southernmost region of Spain. Originally made from old bread, olive oil and garlic, the recipe was in use when the Romans conquered the Iberian Peninsula (218-19 B.C.E.). The name is of Arabic origin, and…
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[1] No. 2 Daiquirí of the four recipes below. It’s the first variation of the original, created in 1920s Havana (photo © Bacardi Rum). [2] A recent take: the Grapefruit Daiquirí, substituting grapefruit juice for the lime (photo © Ruth’s Chris Steak House). [3] A Hawthorne strainer. This one is from Williams Sonoma. July…
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July 11th is National Mojito Day, and the Hard Rock Cafe is mixing up a storm. They sent us three recipes. The classic Mojito is a blend of white rum, club soda, sugar/simple syrup, lime juice, mint leaves, and ice. To vary the recipe, mixologists switch out the drink’s original muddled mint flavor with coconut,…
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[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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It you like Fig Newtons—or wish you liked them more—there’s a better “Newton” in town. It’s called Figgies & Jammies and the cookies are from Pamela’s Products, maker of delicious gluten-free cookies, bars and mixes. The flavors include: Mission Fig Blueberry & Fig Raspberry & Fig Strawberry & Fig Filled with real Mission figs…
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