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Homemade almond milk. Photo courtesy Juice Queen. Here’s a fun project for the weekend: homemade almond milk. All you need are almonds, water, cheesecloth and a jar. Almond milk is a dairy-free milk alternative, favored by the lactose-intolerant, vegans, raw foodists and as a kosher (pareve) milk alternative. Others simply like the creaminess and…
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We love tomato soup, but have run out of patience with the added sweeteners—typically corn syrup or high fructose corn syrup. We don’t like the excessive sweet taste of the soup, we don’t like the added calories, and we certainly don’t like HFCS. For National Soup Month, here’s an easy recipe from Davio’s Boston, one…
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Celebrate the birthday of Scotch poet Robert Burns, Burns Night, with splendid Scotch whisky chocolates.
Enjoy a hot toddy on a chilly day. Photo courtesy Castello USA. January 11th is National Hot Today Day. Here’s some toddy history. And here’s a riff on the classic rum toddy, made with apple cider, Cognac and fresh ginger slices. It’s topped off with a garnish of delicious crystallized ginger chunks. The recipe…
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Top: Crackers have pin holes so the air escapes and they don’t rise. Photo courtesy PantryPacker.com. Bottom: A checmical in mint tricks the brain info feeling coolness. Photo by Jeffrey Collingwood | SXC. Here are some fun food facts adapted from TodayIFoundOut.com Why Chiles Taste Hot The heat in chiles comes from a colorless,…
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