FOOD HOLIDAY & RECIPE: Peach Ice Cream

Peach ice cream. Photo courtesy Haagen-Dazs.   It’s National peach Ice Cream Day. Peaches originated in China and have been cultivated since about 1000 B.C.E. Here are more peach facts. To celebrate the holiday, QVC has sent us chef David Venable’s recipe for homemade, fresh peach ice cream. If you’d like a classic custard-base French…
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Blueberry Muffins Recipe For National Blueberry Muffin Day

[1] Homemade blueberry muffins are so much better than store-bought (photo © Taste Of Home). [2] Use fresh blueberries whenever possible. If you need to use frozen berries, check out the tips below (photo © Elena Taranukhina | Unsplash). [3] We love these buttermilk-blueberry muffins with streusel topping. Here’s the recipe (photo © The Baker…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Mojito Day & A Coconut Mojito Recipe

A coconut Mojito. Photo courtesy FirewaterBars.com.   July 11th is National Mojito Day, a time to relax with a tall glass of rum, ice, sugar and mint. While we’re great fans of the original Mojito recipe, here‘s a variation from Cruzan rum, a distiller that makes both conventional and flavored rums on the Caribbean island…
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