RECIPE: Golden Piña Colada

National Piña Colada Day is July 10th, celebrating one of our personal favorite cocktails. It may be a few weeks past that date, but this delicious recipe has arrived, just in time for a weekend indulgence. You can see from the photo that this isn’t your ordinary Piña Colada. Preparing the coconut cream and pineapple…
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RECIPE: Mint Chocolate Cheesecake

[1] Individual chocolate mint cheesecakes (photo © Jennie-O). [2] Ashlee Marie made her own version of Andes Mints. Here’s her recipe (photo © Ashlee Marie). [3] Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers (photo © Nabisco).   July 30th is National Cheesecake Day. How about something cool and minty for a hot summer day? In these mini cheesecakes,…
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RECIPE: Raspberry Frose Summer Cocktail

THE HISTORY OF FROSÉ A Frosé, a frozen rosé cocktail (more technically, a winetail) can be as simple as a mixture of chilled rosé wine with a scoop of strawberry or lemon sorbet. It’s easy to make at home. You can: MIX different flavors of sorbet. MAKE a Frosé into dessert by adding more sorbet…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Watermelon Juice (& Use It For More Than Drinking)

July is National Watermelon Month. Do you like watermelon? We do, and we have a passion for watermelon juice. We “squeeze” our own in a blender or food processor, because bottled brands can’t come near to the vibrant flavor of fresh-squeezed watermelon juice. You can feel good about each refreshing glass: Watermelon is low in…
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FOOD FUN: Sweet Churro Potato Chips

[1] Churro potato chips are flavored with cinnamon and sugar (photo © Nibbles & Feasts | Idaho Potato Commission). [2] Yukon Gold potatoes (photo © Bonnie Plants).   This weekend we had a picnic dinner with our social distancing pod. Everyone contributed something. For the apéritif, we brought bottles of prosecco and homemade churro potato…
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