Dandelion Gourmet Chocolate Chips & Chocolate Chips History

[1] A bowl of top-quality chocolate chips from Callebaut. See all the ways to use them here (photo © Coco Dolce). [2a] Chocolate chip ice cream is one of our favorite ways to use chocolate chips, whether the ice cream is chocolate, coffee, cherry, mint, raspberry, or vanilla. Here’s the recipe for this mint chip…
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History Of Craft Beer & Top Brews For American Craft Beer Week

[1] Allagash is known for its Belgian White Beer (photo © Allagash Brewery). [2] Bell’s Two-Hearted Ale (photo © The Electric Brewery). [3] When we discovered Brooklyn Lager, we moved on from Sam Adams (photo © Brooklyn Brewery). [4] Boston Beer’s Samuel Adams Boston Lager was the first big hit craft beer on the East…
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Witbier: Would You Be Seen Drinking Nitwit White Ale?

It may have won five gold medals in prestigious beer competitions, but do we want to get posted to social media drinking a glass emblazoned with a Nitwit decal (photo #1)? This writer is just not of the right generation to want to be associated with “nitwit.” A nitwit is a stupid, incompetent person: a…
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Miso Matzoh Ball Soup Recipe: Jewish-Japanese Fusion Food

Classic Jewish matzoh ball soup is comfort food par excellence. This version, Jewish-Japanese fusion food, gives it a trending, umami-rich twist. The homemade chicken broth is flavored with earthy sautéed mushrooms, white miso paste, and dashi soup base. (Heads up: the soup base adds extra savoriness, but it’s not kosher. Don’t worry, though—if you omit…
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A Pimento Cheese Sandwich For National Pimento Cheese Day

[1] A southern classic: pimento cheese (photo © Taste Of Home). [2] Enjoy it on a sandwich (which in the South means white bread)… (photo © Schermers Pecans). [3] …or a grilled cheese sandwich (photo © Spread & Co.)… [4] …or on a cheeseburger. Or on a hot dog (photo #14) (photo © Gardenia |…
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