Millionaire Bars Recipe With Shortbread, Caramel & Chocolate

[1] Millionaire Shortbread Bars from Lake Champlain Chocolates (photo #1). The recipe is below (photo © Lake Champlain Chocolates). [2] This version uses chocolate caramel (photo © Anna Pustynnikova | Panther Media). [3] These bars were made with a milk chocolate top and dulce de leche, instead of conventional caramel (photos #3 and #4 ©…
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RECIPE: Beyond Shrimp & Grits, Make Cajun Seafood & Grits

January 22nd is National Southern Food Day, Southern Food Heritage Day is October 11th. On both days we turn to one of our favorite dishes from Charleston, South Carolina: Shrimp & Grits. Why didn’t we ever think to make it a seafood medley: shrimp plus crab meat, fish, even scallops? Leave it to a restaurateur,…
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RECIPE: Asparagus Salad With Ricotta Salata & Roast Chicken

For dinner yesterday, we made this salad from Discover California Wines, the consumer website of the Wine Institute. Its focus is recipes with wine pairings. This asparagus salad recipe (photo #1) reminded us to have as much asparagus as we can while it’s in season. In some parts of the country asparagus is in the…
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Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe For National Grilled Cheese Day

[1] A pizza grilled cheese sandwich with pepperoni (photo © Emily Ellyn). [2] Sliced mozzarella cheese (photos #2 and #3 © Frigo Cheese). [3] Ricotta cheese is blended with a marinara sauce for the sandwich and for dipping. [4] A Caprese Grilled Cheese Sandwich—the grilled cheese version of the Caprese Salad. Here’s the recipe (photo…
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Baileys Colada, Like A Piña Colada But With Baileys Irish Cream

[1] A frozen Baileys Colada. The recipe is below (photos #1 and #2 © Baileys | Diageo). [2] You can have a dessert of Baileys Colada on the rocks. [33] For a grander dessert, top vanilla ice cream with Baileys Colada (photo © Carmela Ice Cream).   For Piña Colada lovers and Irish Cream Liqueur…
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