Celebrate National Mojito Day With 3 Mojito Recipes

July 11th is National Mojito Day, and the Hard Rock Cafe is mixing up a storm. They sent us three recipes. The classic Mojito is a blend of white rum, club soda, sugar/simple syrup, lime juice, mint leaves, and ice. To vary the recipe, mixologists switch out the drink’s original muddled mint flavor with coconut,…
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PRODUCT: How To Enjoy Guava

As we did an online search for “guava” recently, we were surprised to find that “What color is guava?” scored 2,900 searches last month. There’s obviously an interest in guava. But have you ever tried one? Guava, also known as guayaba (the Spanish name) and Bangkok apple, is a round to oval shaped subtropical fruit…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Prosciutto & Peaches

[1] Peaches with prosciutto and a drizzle of balsamic, from Briscola by Charlie Palmer in Reno’s Grand Sierra Resort. American-made prosciutto from LaQuercia in Iowa (photo © Murray’s Cheese). [3] Prosciutto di San Daniele hams are salted for less time than the Parma hams (prosciutto di Parma). They thus have a sweeter and more delicate…
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