All The Fruit Holidays, In Celebration Of National Clementine Day

[1] The clementine, which happens to be one of the two parents of the orange (photo © Fruits From Chile | Facebook). [2] Parent #2: the pomelo (photos #2, #3, and #5 © Good Eggs). [3] The hybrid: the orange (here, a cara cara orange, which is a natural mutation of the navel orange that…
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M. Cacao Chile Caramels For Your Hot Valentine

Even if you’re not a big fan of hot chile peppers, these caramels from M. Cacao are hot stuff. Chef Delphin Gomes: Michael collaborates with Chef Delphin Gomes, a French pastry master, and Michael Nichols, the company founder, to develop chocolate creations that never fail to dazzle. For this box of spicy caramel enrobed in…
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Marry Me Cookies Recipe (a.k.a. I Want To Marry You Cookies)

[1] The Marry Me recipe, below (photos #1 and #2 © Nancy Mock | Taste Of Home). [2] Marry Me cookie dough. [3] The original I Want To Marry You cookie by Melissa Stadler. You can press an extra chunk of chocolate into the top of the cookies when they come out of the oven…
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The History Of Caffe Latte For National Latte Day

February 11th is National Latte Day, a coffee drink made with one or two shots of espresso and steamed milk. The word “latte” comes from the Italian caffè e latte, meaning coffee and milk. The latte is one of the top-selling espresso drinks in U.S. coffee shops, along with cappuccino and plain espresso. We plunge…
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Love Potion No. 31 Valentine Ice Cream From Baskin-Robbins

[1] Love Potion No. 31 is delicious, even if you’re not after love (photos #1 and #2 © Baskin-Robbins). [2] Get the fancy red waffle cone with the heart-shaped sprinkles. [3] You can mix up your own potion, with hibiscus tea, cranberry juice and pomegranate juice, plus mulling spices (photo © Anete Lusina | Pexels).…
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