Tea Ice Pops Recipes For National Iced Tea Month

You can make turn any kind of tea into an ice pop, from a diet pop made with noncaloric sweetener to an elaborate fruit-filled, creamy pop. Start with your choice of plain tea, Earl Grey, Constant Comment, rooibos, whatever. Then pick a sweetener. You can use agave syrup, honey, flavored simple syrup (lavender, lemon, mint,…
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FOOD FUN: Potato Chip Salad Recipe & History Of Salt & Vinegar Chips

[1] Wylie Dufresne’s potato chip salad (photo © Lanna Apisukh for The New York Times). [2] We used salt and vinegar potato chips from Kettle Brand (photo © Kettle Brand).   Wylie Dufresne’s potato chip salad at Stretch Pizza in New York City may not seem so revolutionary. It’s a green salad topped with custom-made…
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Limited Edition Golden Selection Pineapple From Dole

[1] The new Golden Selection pineapple (all photos © Dole). [2] Golden Selection is available at selected supermarkets in the U.S. and Canada. [3] Dole’s Gazpacho Salad recipe is one way to show off the flavor and color of Golden Selection pineapple.   Dole Food Co. has introduced its limited-edition Golden Selection pineapple, a sweeter…
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Karkade, An Egyptian Iced Tea Recipe For National Iced Tea Month

As with the U.S., different types of tea are enjoyed in Egypt, hot and iced. One of the popular herbal teas is karkadè (KAR-kah-day, with a rolled “r”), brewed from dried hibiscus leaves. The flavor of hibiscus is floral, tart and fruity, reminiscent of cranberry juice. Sugar and honey are added for a sweet and…
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Basil Compound Butter Recipe & Ways To Use Compound Butter

[1] Basil compound butter. The recipe is below (photos #1 and #2 © Vermont Creamery). [2] Vermont Creamery’s cultured butter, a NIBBLE favorite, is available both unsalted and salted. [3] Fresh basil (photo CCO Public Domain). [4] Maître d’Hôtel butter, the original compound butter (photo © Brown Eyed Baker). [5] Five different flavors of compound…
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