RECIPE: Adult Ice Pops

Here’s a way to enjoy Happy Hour in the heat: Turn your favorite fruit cocktail into an adult ice pop. We started with the Margarita, re-interpreting the Strawberry Frozen Margarita as a Strawberry Margarita Ice Pop. You can substitute the fruit and spirits to adapt your favorite cocktail. Prep time: is 15 minutes plus freezing…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Summer Salad With Berries & Mandarins

A salad so fruity, you could have it for dessert (photo © Peach Valley Cafe.   Doesn’t this salad from Florida-based Peach Valley Café burst with summer? Blueberries, mandarin segments, strawberries, frisée and baby greens are garnished with shaved Parmesan cheese, toasted almonds and homemade peach ginger dressing.     You can add or substitute…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Drink Covers For Bug-Free Drinks

We love this simple trick from gourmet caterer Pinch Food Design: To keep pesky bugs out of your drink at poolside or other outdoor leisure, poke a hole in a cupcake liner with a straw. If you want to create a perfect opening, get out the three-hole-punch. These multicolored cupcake liners from Wilton are well…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Sea Urchin

Today’s tip is sea urchin: beyond the sushi bar. It was inspired by a story in this month’s Smithsonian Magazine. At the sushi bar, we always order an uni sushi or two. If they were less pricey, we would toss down half a dozen. Uni is the Japanese word for sea urchin, an ancient shellfish,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Fruit Soup

You don’t have to turn on the stove or the oven to make this refreshing dessert: fruit soup. Made from fresh or dried fruit, served hot or cold, fruit soups are underrepresented on American menus. Yet, they offer variety year-round. Cold soups tend to be made with seasonal fruit and are thus served in warmer…
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