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National Fruit Compote Day is March 1st—although a compote is de facto made of fruit, so a simple National Compote Day would suffice. Compote de fruits, or fruit compote, is mixed, sweetened fruit cooked on the stovetop. Compote de pommes or compote d’abricots is a single stewed fruit (here, apples and apricots, respectively). The word…
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[1] A mandoline makes beautiful, ultra-thin, even slices. This is the smallest one we’ve seen (photo © Microplane). [2] Slicing perfectly even julienne carrot strips (photo courtesy Kitchen Expert). If you don’t have a mandoline slicer, it’s time to think seriously about getting one. A mandoline (man-doe-LEEN) is a kitchen utensil that makes thin,…
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For a special drink on St. Patrick’s Day, use a green slice of kiwi as a garnish. You can also muddle a kiwi and then add the spirits. Here’s a suggestion from Corzo Tequila: Ingredients Per Cocktail 1-1/2 parts silver tequila 1 kiwi, peeled, plus second kiwi for garnish 1 teaspoon simple syrup Ice Preparation…
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What’s in store at the Festival? Perhapssome chocolate cappuccino cups. Photo courtesy Oregon Chocolate Festival If you need a weekend getaway, and if chocolate combined with the great outdoors rings a bell, consider the Oregon Chocolate Festival. The 7th annual Oregon Chocolate Festival will be held this weekend, March 4th through 6th. It will…
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Sorry if our three posts on the topic makes this seems like National Cupcake Day (which is December 15th; October 18th is National Chocolate Cupcake Day). Despite the predictions of certain experts that cupcakes are on the way out—to be replaced by pie shops—we think that cupcakes will be around for some time. Heck, there…
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