Category: Recipes

RECIPES: The Top Rum Drinks For A Cocktail Party

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[1] One of the top rum the top rum drinks, the Daiquiri, invented by an American engineer in Cuba (photo © TemperedSpirits.com). [2] The Dark & Stormy, made with dark rum (photo © Hyatt Regency| LA). [3] Our favorite rum cocktail is the Banana Daiquiri. Here’s a recipe from CookingWithCurls.com*. [4] The Sidecar. Does anyone…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Celebrate National Sandwich Month & National Panini Month

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August is National Sandwich Month, time to move beyond your standard choices and try something different. Since August is also National Panini Month, we dragged the panini press out of the closet (no room on the counter!) and invited a group of friends to a “Panini Brunch.” They asked what they could bring, and we…
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RECIPE: Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe?

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[1] The best cookies use jumbo chunks of top-quality chocolate (photo courtesy Good Eggs | San Francisco). [2] Here’s the cookbook (photo courtesy Ten Speed Press).   May 15th is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day…and so is August 4th. It may be that one is simply Chocolate Chip Day, and the other Chocolate Chip Cookie…
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FOOD FUN: Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie Recipe

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[1] The skillet cookie made by Michelle of HummingbirdHigh.com. [2] Lindsay of PinchOfYum.com adds a layer of caramel and a sprinkle of sea salt to her recipe.   August 4th is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day—and just this week, we found this fun chocolate chip cookie recipe in Cook It in Cast Iron: Kitchen-Tested Recipes…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Feijoada For The Olympics

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[1] Feijoada at Sushi Samba, a Brazilian-Japanese restaurant with locations in New York City, Florida, Las Vegas and London. [2] A lighter version of feijoada from SimplyRecipes.com.   To get into the grove of the Rio Olympics, we turn to Brazilian fare, beginning with its national dish, feijoada (fay-ZHWA-dah). A hearty, smoky stew of beans…
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