TIP OF THE DAY: Green Shots For St. Patrick’s Day

Line up the green shots for St. Patrick’s Day. Photo by Kasia Biel | Dreamstime.   If you’ve been too busy to prep for St. Patrick’s Day, you can still toast with something special. Depending on what you have at home, you can serve a bright green: Chocolate Mint Shot: Half green creme de menthe,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Irish Red Ale

It’s as comforting as an evening in an Irish pub, says Samuel Adams about its Irish Red Ale, which brings together a roasted malt sweetness with a light but earthy hoppiness. So head out and pick up some Irish Red to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Irish Red Ale is a refreshing, lighter beer style closely…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bake A Savory Pie For National “Pi” Day

Make this delicious beef pot pie. Photo and recipe courtesy BettyCrocker.com.   Remember your high school math: Pi (3.14159) is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Math geeks have declared 3.14 (March 14th) Pi Day. But we’re adopting it as “Pie Day”; and why not, since a pie is a circle, and…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Find The Best Baguette

Beautiful baguettes from Maison Kayser in New York City. The artistic flair of the bakers adds to the visual appeal, but the taste’s the thing. Photo courtesy Maison Kayser.   There’s a lot of bad bread in America: spongy, flavorless, aroma-less, a waste of carbs masquerading as “good bread.” This is especially true when you…
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Easy Homemade Peanut Brittle Recipe With Irish Whiskey

[1] Homemade peanut brittle (photo © Janet Hudson | Wikipedia). [2] Try not to eat all the peanuts out of the bowl (photo © J. Irkaejc | Panther Media). [3] Sip some Irish whiskey with your brittle (photos #3 and #4 © Slane Irish Whiskey). [4] Or, add some whiskey to hot or iced coffee…
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