TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Macaron Cafe French Macarons

Melt-in-your-mouth French macarons. Photo by Oksana Shufrich | IST.   What’s more delicious than a box of macarons? Great macarons are a memorable gift—and you can still get some in time for Mother’s Day. This week’s Top Pick is Macaron Café in New York City: our current reigning favorite macaron. Airy, delicate, melt-in-your-mouth sandwich cookies…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Your Own Vanilla Extract

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When it gives you a bottle of vodka and some vanilla beans, make vanilla extract. Commercial vanilla extracts are 35% alcohol, by law. The alcohol is a neutral spirit, like vodka. So imagine how good your extract will be if you use a good-to-excellent vodka: Good enough to…
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PRODUCT: Belvedere Lemon Tea Vodka

Lemon Tea vodka is ready to add pizzazz to iced tea and lemonade. Photo courtesy Belvedere Vodka.   Lemon Tea is the latest vodka flavor from Belvedere, joining Black Raspberry, Bloody Mary, Citrus, Orange, Pink Grapefruit, and IX (a blend of nine botanicals). A vodka flavor is not the same as “flavored vodka.” Vodka can…
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