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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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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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Tea is an herb, the leaf of the tea plant. The leaves are dried; in the case of oolong and black teas, they’re heated to engender oxidation. Just like the other herbs on your shelf, tea doesn’t maintain its flavor for years; it fades over time. Black, green or white, the fresher tea is, the…
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