TIP OF THE DAY: Prep Eggs The Night Before To Save Time

Top: Mexican Scrambled Eggs In Tortilla Cups (photo Land O’Lakes). Bottom: Add more heat with Pepperjack cheese (photo Paoli Cheese).   We often make a vegetable scramble for breakfast, to a proportion of half egg, half veggie. Bell peppers, mushrooms and onions are our basic mix, along with fresh herbs and halved cherry tomatoes. It’s…
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TIP OF THE DAY: The New Jell-O Mold Is A Mason Jar

Top: Red, white and blue Jell-O mold in Mason jars (photo Victoria Belanger | eHow). Bottom: No spoon is needed with these Jell-O fingers. They’re gummy, like Jell-O shots without alcohol. Here’s the recipe from CommunityTable.Parade.com.   Call them Ball Jars, Kerr Jars or Mason Jars, these 19th century inventions enabled the preserving foods for…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Keep Home-Brewed Iced Tea Clear

[1] Iced tea should be clear (photo © Mighty Leaf Tea). [2] Black tea can cloud when you add juice or other flavorings, like this peach iced tea. Herbal teas can also be cloudy. But we got cloudy tea from plain English Breakfast. See the solution, below (photo © Peet’s).   We’re capable of consuming…
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Have A Rosé Wine Tasting – What Is Rosé Wine

[1] Rosé is a style of wine, not a particular grape varietal or wine region. This photo shows a Sancerre, a wine made in the eastern Loire Valley of France in the area around Sancerre, an ancient hilltop town. While white Sancerre is made from the [white] Sauvignon Blanc grape, red Sancerre and rosé Sancerre…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Flag Cake For Memorial Day

Top and center: This American Flag Cake is easy to make (photos courtesy TheKitchyKitchen.com). Bottom: You’ll need nine eggs for the cake (photo courtesy Organic Valley).   We’re very fond of American flag cakes for Memorial Day and Independence Day. Check out these cakes on Pinterest. Many of them require the skills of a pastry…
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