Category: Tip Of The Day

TIP OF THE DAY: Thanksgiving Pie & Ice Cream Pairings

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[1] Pie and ice cream: Think outside the box for your à la mode (photo © Good Eggs). [2] Apple pie with honey ice cream (photo © Golden Blossom Honey). [3] Talenti Vanilla Cinnamon gelato, great for apple pie. Talenti also makes Vanilla Caramel ice cream gelato, Brown Butter Caramel gelato, and Caramel Apple Pie…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Hot Chocolate With Chocolate Leaves

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There are numerous ways to garnish hot chocolate. The latest to catch our eye is this beauty from La Rose Noire. You can approximate it at home. Unfortunately, consumers can’t purchase from La Rose Noire: It is a wholesaler to professional pastry chefs. But if you like beautiful chocolate embellishments, pastries and other desserts, there’s…
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Types Of Champagne & Champagne To Pair With Thanksgiving Dinner

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[1] This turkey is actually basted with Champagne as well. Here’s the recipe from Taste of Home. It takes two cups of Champagne or other sparkling wine. [2] Start the dinner with bubbly, starting with the hors d’oeuvres. Here’s more from Good Food (photo © Good Food | Marina Oliphant). [3] A popular appetizer, Baked…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Spain’s Great Red Grape For National Tempranillo Day

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November 8th is International Tempranillo Day—the best known grape and red wine varietal in Spain (the holiday is celebrated on the second Sunday in November). Its name is the diminutive form of the Spanish word temprano, which means early. It was so named because the Tempranillo (temp-rah-NEE-yo) grape ripens, and is harvested, several weeks earlier…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Brown Butter, Black Butter & How To Use Them

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[1] Chocolate chip cookies are even better with brown butter (photo © Bella Baker). [2] Brown Butter Parmesan Pasta. Here’s the recipe (photo Joe Lingeman | © The Kitchn). [3] Brown butter can be used as an ingredient, for sautéeing, or as a sauce (photos #3 and #4 © Go Bold With Butter). [4] It’s…
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