Baked Apple Rose Recipe For Kentucky Derby & Mother’s Day

[1] Baked apple roses (photo and recipe © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] Fuji apples (photo © Good Eggs). [3] Beet juice—a delicious drink by itself (photo © Knudsen). [4] The recipe uses maple syrup instead of refined sugar (photo © Rent Mother Nature).   Whether you’re watching the Run For The Roses* or…
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Fresh Orange Cookie Recipe For National Orange Juice Day

May 4th is National Orange Juice Day, and we went over our list of 10 uses for orange juice besides drinking it. We opted for the 11th use: Bake something with it! We dug up a Fresh Orange Cookie recipe we’ve been meaning to try for a while. This recipe, from Pillsbury Kitchens, delivers a…
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Chicken Enchilada Baked Potato For National Enchilada Day

[1] Stuff a baked potato with enchilada ingredients. The recipe is below (recipe and photo © Idaho Potato Commission). [2] Classic enchiladas with red enchilada sauce (photo © Melissa’s Produce). [3] Enchiladas Suizas, made with a white sauce of cream, tomatillos, onions, cilantro, and green chiles. Here’s the recipe (photo © Chef Ingrid Hoffmann). [4]…
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Elephant Tea Gift Canister With Earl Grey Tea For Mother’s Day

Here’s a lovely tea gift from Williamson Tea: a metal tea canister beautifully designed with an elephant decked out in paisley. Inside: 40 premium Earl Grey teabags. The tea is grown exclusively on Williamson’s Kaimosi tea farm in Kenya. The farm sits beside the Kakamega Forest, a subtropical rainforest. This fresh, bright, and fragrant black…
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Coconut Margarita Recipe For Cinco De Mayo & Mother’s Day

[1] A coconut “Margarita” with a shredded coconut rim (both photos © Koloa Rum). [2] Bottles of Kōloa Coconut Rum. The brand also makes Kauaʻi White, Gold, Dark, Reserve Cask Strength Single-Barrel Aged Hawaiian Rum, Cacao, Coffee, and Spice rums. All are wonderful for home or gifting.   There are many ways to tweak a…
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