Calvados, The Finest Apple Brandy From France

From the orchards of Normandy, France comes Calvados, at its simplest an apple brandy. But it is the best apple brandy (or more precisely eau-de-vie*) in the world. Once fer­men­ted, apple juice becomes cider, and, once dis­tilled, the cider becomes a cider eau-de-vie. The cider that begins thew process is pressed from specially grown cider…
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Sfoglini Pasta, Premium Artisan Pasta From The Hudson Valley

  With National Pasta Day on October 17th, our Top Pick Of The Week is Sfoglini Pasta, a brand of fine artisan pasta that’s Italian in heritage but all-American, made in the Hudson Valley of New York State with the finest organic golden semolina* and three specialty grains from North American farms: einkorn, hemp, and…
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Ready Your Forks: There Are 200 Dessert Holidays! Part 2

[1] National Lemon Meringue Pie Day is August 15th (photo © American Egg Board). [2] National Spumoni Day is August 21st (photo © Lezza). [3] National Cherries Jubilee Day is September 24th. Here’s a recipe (photo © Claire Justine). [4] National Angel Food Cake Day is October 10th (photo © Bhofack2 | Dreamstime). [5] National…
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