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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It’s World Tuna Day: Here’s How To Enjoy Tuna Sustainably

[1] Yellowfin tuna, also known as ahi (photo © Anh Tuan To | Unsplash). [2] Bluefin tuna (photo © Vital Choice). [3] Tuna is caught and flash-frozen. These bluefins are ready for purchase at the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo (photo © David Dibert | Pexels). [4] American Tuna is available with sea salt, salt-free,…
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A Blueberry Slab Pie Recipe For National Blueberry Pie Day

For National Blueberry Pie Day, April 28th, how about a slab pie (photo #1)? A slab pie is a pie that has been sized to fit a rectangular baking pan instead of a round pie pan (it’s been called the pie version of a sheet cake). Cut into squares or rectangles instead of triangular slices,…
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