Adirondack Blue Potatoes, Adirondack Red Potatoes: Potato Magic!

[1] They’re called blue, but they’re [obviously] purple (photo © High Mowing Organic Seeds). [2] Cooked and ready to eat (photo © Johnny Seeds). [3] These red potatoes cook up pink (photo © High Mowing Organic Seeds). [4] In the roasting pan, ready to serve (photo courtesy Collegio Ingegneri Ferroviari Italiani).   Are you a…
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Food Fun: Old Fashioned Sandwich Recipes For National Sandwich Day

November 3rd is National Sandwich Day. John Montague, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, “invented” the first so-named sandwich in 1762; but of course, man had been putting bread together with cheese and other ingredients as soon as they were invented. Rabbi Hillel the Elder in the 1st century created what we now call a Hillel…
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Halloween Wine? 7 Deadly Zin Zinfandel From California

Meet 7 Deadly Zins, an old vine Zinfandel from California’s Lodi Valley. The 7 Deadly brand released its first vine in 2002. The company says that the brand was born from the winemaker’s Catholic school upbringing and lust for making hedonistically seductive* wine. “Sinful indeed,” they say, “our 2018 Old Vine Zinfandel is full-bodied and…
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Spooktacular Halloween Wine Gifts From Windsor Vineyards

Is there a special wine for Halloween? Absolutely: It’s the wine with the best costume. While our friend Ruth sews little ghost bottle covers, the vintners at Sonoma County’s Windsor Vineyards have dressed the bottle for you, with a choice of 18 special Halloween labels. It’s easy to get spooky with these Halloween “spirits”—the wine(s)…
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Gourmet Halloween Chocolate From L. A. Burdick

[1] Burdick Chocolate’s Coffin Assortment for Halloween (photos © Burdick Chocolate). [2] Enjoy them while you listen to the Monster Mash. [3] Ghostly mice.   Creak open the lid of L. A. Burdick’s Chocolate Coffin Assortment to discover a frightfully delicious array of chocolate bonbons from one of our favorite artisan chocolatiers. The 20 pieces…
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