Category: Great Food

COCKTAIL RECIPE: Blueberry Frosé For National Blueberry Month

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For the past several summers, the frosé—a frozen rosé cocktail (or wine slush, if you prefer) has been served as a winetail (wine cocktail) or an after-dinner drink (liquid dessert). Here’s our first set of frosé recipes, from two summers ago. This recipe (photo #1), from the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council, adds blueberries that turn…
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FOOD FUN: Let Me Out! Says The Crayfish

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[1] Ready for his close-up: Our crustacean friend is holding a piece of lime, to be squeezed into the soup at the HM Grand Central Hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (photo courtesy Pexels). [2] You can serve a larger bowl or a smaller bowl. We recommend a larger service plate under the bowlm so the…
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RECIPE: July 4th Blondies

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Before taking off for the holiday weekend, we share this delicious recipe for red, white and blue blondies from King Arthur Flour. Well, they’re sort of red white and blue, if you count the beige blondie as the white color. Otherwise, we have an addition to suggest: White chocolate chips Mini marshmallows     RECIPE:…
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RECIPE: Red, White & Blue Frozen Drink Cocktail

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[1] It’s red, white, blue and crunchy, for lovers of crushed ice drinks (photo © Due West | NYC). [2] Due West used this rum in the drink. It’s 126 proof! We stuck with the 80 proof (photo © Worthy Park Estate).   When Due West, a popular gastropub in the West Village neighborhood of…
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Anisette Vs. Sambuca Difference (Plus Pastis & More)

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July 2nd is National Anisette Day, celebrating a clear, anise-flavored liqueur that became popular in Italy in the 1800s. It is usually made from aniseed, although it can also be made from fennel, licorice, star anise, or a blend. Before commercial production, people made their own liqueurs (and made their own wine, brewed their own…
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