PRODUCT: Reed’s Ginger Ale For National Ginger Ale Day

March 13th is National Ginger Ale Day. We’ve been drinking ginger ale since early childhood—Mom gave it to us not as much as a soft drink, but as a palliative for stomach aches. It still works! In fact, ginger tea has been brewed for centuries, if not millennia, to aid with everything from indigestion to…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Charred Avocado

[1] Torching an avocado at Crown Shy restaurant in New York City (photo © Crown Shy). [2] Charred avocado salad. Here’s the recipe from Food & Wine (photo © Victor Protasio | Food & Wine). [3] Just peel and torch! (photo © Love One Today).   We have enjoyed many a grilled avocado. But what…
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RECIPE: St. Patrick’s Day Shake With Bailey’s Irish Cream Liqueur

What could be better than ice cream and Bailey’s Irish Cream? An adult milkshake that combines both. We enjoy this shake for dessert. You can turn it into an ice cream sundae by pouring the Baileys over a dish of ice cream and then topping it with chocolate sauce. Want something beyond dessert? Here are…
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PRODUCT: The Laughing Cow Cheese

[1] Happy 100th Anniversary to The Laughing Cow. The red velvet cake is available from Daisy Cakes Bakery (all photos © The Laughing Cow Cheese). [2] The familiar round box; here, in the new Chickpea & Cheese with Herb blend. [3] A wedge of the new Red Bean & Cheese with Paprika. [4] The Laughing…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Sugar Snap Peas

Sugar snap peas are in prime season from late winter through the end of spring. Sugar snap peas, sometimes just called sugar peas or snap peas, are edible-podded peas, meaning that you eat the whole pod (photo #3). Their name can get confused with another popular edible pod also found in Asian recipes: snow peas.…
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