Category: Great Food

TIP OF THE DAY: Your Own Signature French Fries

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While the Belgians may or may not have invented what we call French fries (see the history below), they do consume the most French fries per capita of any country in Europe. And we would have thought that Americans took that prize! Call them French fries or simply fries in America, chips in the U.K.…
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PRODUCT: Megaload, Chocolate Candy With Double The Pleasure

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Megaload isn’t the name we’d have given to this candy line. It’s more like “double the fun.” Created by someone who obviously couldn’t decided among different treats, Megaload offers peanut butter cups and caramel cups topped with other favorite sweet snacks: Almond buttercrunch A chocolate chip cookie A chocolate-covered pretzel A chocolate sandwich cookie (think…
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Boozy Milkshake Recipe For National Vanilla Milkshake Day

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[1] Celebrate with a vanilla milkshake (photo © Inga Nielsen | iStock Photo). [2] The original milkshakes were alcoholic. You can add a shot of Irish cream liqueur or even rum or whiskey to your shake (photo © Gelson’s Markets). [3] A peanut butter milkshake with a toasted marshmallow garnish. Here’s the recipe (photo ©…
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TIP OF THE DAY: A Red, White & Blue Drink With Iced Tea

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Green iced tea with berries (photo by Eugene Bochkarev | Dreamstime).   To quench thirsts over July 4th weekend, brew up a special batch of red, white and blue iced tea. Use red and blue berries and a white fruit to garnish: Green iced tea Hibiscus iced tea Rooibos (red) iced tea   White fruits…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Robert Mondavi’s Birthday

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Today’s the day to pick up a bottle or two of Robert Mondavi wine. It’s Mondavi’s 100th birthday (June 18, 1913 – May 16, 2008). The American wine pioneer and innovator made technical improvements and developed marketing strategies that brought worldwide recognition for the wines of California’s Napa Valley. Until then, California wines “got no…
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