RECIPES: National S’mores Day Cocktail

Combine chocolate liqueur, marshmallow vodka and graham cracker crumbs into a special cocktail for National S’mores Day, August 10th. Numerous recipes abound, but we had fun with this one, adapted from ACocktailLife.com. You can also use chocolate vodka and marshmallow syrup, or a cream liqueur in any combination. You can use a simple rim of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Toast To National S’mores Day With Bubbly & Truffles

[1] This sophisticated S’mores truffles recipe from My Baking Addiction uses Smirnoff’s marshmallow-flavored vodka. [2] A down-home version from QVC’s David Venable. The recipe is  .   August 10th is National S’mores Day. A couple of weeks ago, we suggested a gourmet S’mores party with a buffet of everything S’mores, including fondue, fudge, grilled banana…
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TIP OF THE DAY: The Pasta For Summer, Zucchini “Pasta,” Enhanced

August 8th is National Zucchini Day. Last year, we featured the Spiralizer, a gadget that started the zucchini noodle craze by making it easy to make long pasta-like strands from firm vegetables, along with a recipe for Zucchini Pasta With Crab. The concept took off in the media and in kitchens across the country. Who…
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Raspberry Cream Croissant / Bagel & 25 More Raspberry Recipes

[1] For breakfast, snack or dessert, here’s how to celebrate National Raspberries & Cream Day (photo © TruWip). [2] No time to hand-whip cream? Try Reddi-Wip in Original or Chocolate (photo © Reddi Wip). [3] Red raspberries are in season in summer, but available all year from greenhouses (photo © Good Eggs). [4] Seedless raspberry…
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RECIPE: Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe?

[1] The best cookies use jumbo chunks of top-quality chocolate (photo courtesy Good Eggs | San Francisco). [2] Here’s the cookbook (photo courtesy Ten Speed Press).   May 15th is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day…and so is August 4th. It may be that one is simply Chocolate Chip Day, and the other Chocolate Chip Cookie…
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