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Updated July 2026 We recently purchased a bargain-size package of culinary lavender on Amazon. Our intent was to make lavender tea,* which we consume by the potful. When a very large pouch of lavender arrived, we had to figure out what to do with all of it. We didn’t want to go the high-calorie dessert…
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Benne wafers are small brown-sugar cookies seasoned with sesame seeds. They’ve been popular in the South since the 18th century. How did sesame, which many Americans associate with Asian cuisine, end up in the American South? Before we get to the cookies, here’s: A HISTORY OF SESAME The plant, Sesamum indicum grows wild in Africa;…
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Bacon cole slaw with Wisconsin blue cheese. Photo courtesy EatWisconsinCheese.com. If you’re looking for a way to change up your summer cole slaw and potato salad, we recommend bacon (or vegetarian bacon). Or, you can substitute the vegetarian, kosher Baconnaise, a bacon-flavored mayonnaise we love. Real bacon or faux flavor, the smokiness adds a…
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