TIP OF THE DAY: Preservation Party

What are we preserving? Ripe summer fruit! The Washington State Fruit Commission has a beautiful new website devoted to preserving fruit. Whether you’re an experienced preserver or a newbie, create a fun event that lets you make gifts (great for the holidays) and treats for the home. The website has templates for pretty labels for…
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WINE: Pairing Wines With Casual Food

Take-out food with a good, affordable wine makes for a pleasant evening. Photo by Katharine Pollak | THE NIBBLE. We live in New York City, perhaps the take-out food capital of the world. Most times, you can’t a single city block without finding something to take out. But every town has its favorite take-out spots.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Hot Fudge Cupcake Icing

This week we visited the website of Saint Cupcake, a cupcake bakery in Portland, Oregon. In addition to buttercream and cream cheese frostings, the busy bakers came up with a third concept: icing cupcakes by dipping them in chocolate sauce (a.k.a. hot fudge). We like that idea—especially since our Top Pick Of The Week is…
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