TIP OF THE DAY: Ways To Use Olives For National Olive Day

Calling all olive lovers: June 1st is National Olive Day.   OLIVE HISTORY The olive history is an ancient one, following figs as the earliest domesticated fruit tree. Olives trees were native to Asia Minor. The latest findings show that the olive was first domesticated in the eastern Mediterranean basin between 8,000 and 6,000 years…
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Wine Spritz (Spritzer) Recipe & The Coravin Wine Preservation System

[1] Start with a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc (photo © Cloudy Bay WineCloudy Bay Wine). [2] Mixed berries for muddling into your wine spritzer (photo © Green Giant FreshGreen Giant Fresh). [3] Squeeze in a couple of lime wedges (photo by Hannah Kaminsky | The Nibble). [4] Two of the 20 flavors of Polar Seltzer…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Mix Up A Dukkah Recipe

Dukkah is a versatile Egyptian dry seasoning mixture of chopped nuts or chickpeas, plus a variety of flavorful seeds, spices and herbs. In the old days, the ingredients were ground together in a pestle; today, they can be tossed into a food processor. Dukkah is an extremely popular snack in the culinary melting pots of…
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