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[1] Enjoy these delicious hot cross buns, even if you don’t celebrate Easter (photo courtesy King Arthur Flour). [2] Use raisins or dried cranberries, e.g. Craisins (photo courtesy Ocean Spray). [3] Out of the oven, cooled and iced (photo courtesy Amy’s Bread). Tomorrow is Good Friday, a traditional time for Hot Cross Buns. You…
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Top: Brandy snifter from Crate and Barrel. Bottom: Tuna tartare served in a snifter at Vinkeles Restaurant in Amsterdam. When we saw this tuna tartare served in a brandy snifter (second photo), we were one-upped. For years, we’ve been using wine goblets, Martini glasses, espresso cups, tea cups and juice glasses to serve food.…
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Who doesn’t love a surprise? Certainly, this Easter cupcake counts as one: In addition to an alluring Peeps chick on top, these cupcakes from Betty Crocker have a surprise in the middle—other Easter candies. RECIPE: PEEPS CUPCAKES WITH HIDDEN SURPRISE Ingredients For 24 Cupcakes 1 box Betty Crocker SuperMoist yellow cake mix (or your…
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One of the 663 million people on earth without access to clean water. Photo courtesy Charity Water. Sufficient water supply and sanitation has been one of man’s primary challenges since the dawn of civilization. Lack of good sanitation systems polluted water supplies, engendering disease and epidemics. In the early 19th century, governments in developed…
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[1] A classic dish of ravioli with tomato sauce (photo © CB Crabcakes). [2] An illustration of why ravioli is also called “pillow pasta” (photos #2 and #3 © Osteria Morini). [3] Fazzoletti, meaning “handkerchiefs,” at Osteria Morini | NYC. [4] Casoncelli, the twisted shape of Liguria. Here’s the recipe from La Cucina Italiana (photo…
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