Easy Caramel Sauce Recipe & Delicious Ways To Use It

[1] Salted rosemary caramel sauce, served with shortbread for dipping. The caramel recipe is below (photos #1, #3, © King Arthur Baking). [2] To make the caramel, start with granulated sugar (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [3] Boiled cider goes into the caramel sauce to add deeper, more complex flavor than traditional caramel.…
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Italian-Japanese Fusion Food: Chicken Ramen Recipe For National Ramen Day

[1] Italy meets Japan in this tasty ramen recipe (photos #1 and #4 © DeLallo). [2] Spaghettini, the second-thinnest form of spaghetti (photo DeLallo | ChatGPT 2025-04-04). [3] Pick up a rotisserie chicken (photo © McCormick). [4] An Italian starting point: cooking the carrots, celery, onion, and garlic in olive oil. [5] Broccolini. Here’s the…
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Rainbow Foods & Rainbow History For National Find A Rainbow Day

[1] Rainbow tacos. Pick your veggie colors from this list (photo © Maria And Ricardo’s). [2] We also made a rainbow salad for lunch (photo © Nadine Primeau | Unsplash). [3] Rainbow pasta. Here’s the recipe (photo © Cool Mom Eats). [4] Rainbow spring rolls. Here’s the recipe (photo © Nutritionist Reviews). [5] Time for…
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Drink Pairings For National Clams On The Half Shell Day

[1] Cherrystone clams on the half shell with a glass of Chardonnay (photo by Chat GPT 2025-03-31). [2] Topneck clams with a glass of sparkling wine (photos #2 and #3 by FLUX 1.1 2025-03-31). [3] Littleneck clams with a beer. [4] A comparison of some quahog sizes, from the top: littleneck, topneck, and cherrystone. Here’s…
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Bell’s Cookies, Worth Sending For, Plus How To Store Cookies

One of the great things about Bell’s Cookies, a baker of artisan cookies in Seattle, is that no one will mind if their gift is late. The monthly mix of all-natural flavors offer upgrades on the classics plus new flavor combinations. And the whole line is our Top Pick of The Week. While there are…
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