FATHER’S DAY: Last-Minute Gift Certificate

You can print out or email a cheese gift certificate at any time on Father’s Day. Photo courtesy ArtisanalCheese.com. Uh-oh: Still don’t have a gift for Father’s Day? Don’t have time to run out and buy one? Here’s a great solution from Artisanal Cheese, one of the country’s finest cheese purveyors: A gift certificate! All…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Gin Martini

Vodka martinis overtook the original gin martini back in the 1990s. The trend was started by Bond, James Bond, who liked vodka martinis shaken, not stirred (and he picked that tip up from the writer Somerset Maugham).   But new artisan gins are providing a reason to return to the original. Vodka is a simple,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Put A Shrimp On The Barbie

Do you need your arm twisted to eat more shrimp? We don’t—yet, except for special occasions, we don’t think to cook it. Major health organizations suggest that Americans eat seafood at least twice a week, which would add up to approximately 39 pounds per person yearly. But the average American eats just 16 pounds of…
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FATHER’S DAY: Golf Ball Cupcakes

The best golf ball cupcake we’ve seen, from FamousCupcakes.com. This is the best golf cupcake we’ve seen, created by Famous Cupcakes in Los Angeles. If you’re not in the neighborhood, you can make similar cupcakes at home. The key is finding chocolate golf balls. You can look for them online; we buy them from Woodhouse…
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