ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Rainbow Bundt Cake

There’s a surprise in this Bundt cake: a rainbow of colors. For St. Patrick’s Day, garnish the cake platter with gold foil chocolate coins—the ones in the pot at the end of the rainbow. (We filled the center of the Bundt with the coins.) In this recipe from McCormick, prep time is 30 minutes, cook…
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RECIPE: Green Candy Apples

For St. Patrick’s Day, make chocolate-covered apples with green-tinted white chocolate. Photo courtesy Aiya Matcha.   We received a recipe from Aiya Matcha, for Matcha White Chocolate Candy Apples. The matcha tea powder colors the chocolate green. Voilà: a snack for St. Patrick’s Day. We whipped up a batch. Matcha imparts a sophisticated flavor to…
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Samuel Adams Cold Snap Ale & Beer Hot Toddy Recipe

[1] Beer hot toddy (photo © L’Adresse | NYC). [2] Samuel Adams Cold Snap Ale (photo © Samuel Adams).   What’s with the weather around here? Every few days it switches from spring to winter and back. Today it’s snowing: a cold snap. Time to drink the last of the Cold Snap beer we received…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Flavored Whipped Cream

While classic whipped cream is a festive topping on everything from shortcakes to ice cream sundaes, flavored whipped cream tends to be memorable. While Reddi-Wip makes chocolate whipped cream, usually the only way to experience flavored whipped cream is to make your own. It’s not a new idea! By the end of the 19th century,…
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RECIPE: Cabbage Slaw With Lime-Cumin Vinaigrette

Putting our money where our mouth is, our follow-up to Make Cabbage The New Kale is this recipe for an alterntive to cole slaw. Instead of mayonnaise, it uses a vinaigrette flavored with lime juice and cumin. RECIPE: CABBAGE SLAW WITH CUMIN-LIME VINAIGRETTE Who needs mayonnaise? This cabbage slaw recipe, from Quinciple.com, is a fresh…
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