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RECIPE: Hot Feta Dip For Greek Independence Day

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[1] A hot feta dip, with a bit of honey and thyme (photos #1, #2 and #3 © Murray’s Cheese). [2] You can serve it with as many accompaniments as you like. [3] Greek feta cheese. See the footnote* for an eye-opener about feta. [4] Dried herbs are convenient, but there’s nothing like the flavor…
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RECIPE: Roasted Asparagus With Aioli (Garlic Mayonnaise)

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[1] Spring asparagus with lemon aïoli (photo and recipe © Good Eggs). [2] Meyer lemons are sweeter (less acidic) than supermarket lemons (photo © Elise Bakketun). [3] Aioli is also delicious with artichokes and boiled or roasted potatoes (photo © Fine Cooking).   As mentioned a couple of days ago, it’s asparagus season—time to eat…
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WORLD COCKTAIL DAY: The 10 Most Popular Cocktails In The World

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May 24th is National Cocktail Day; May 13th is World Cocktail Day. Each year, Drinks International, founder of the International Spirits Challenge, polls bartenders worldwide to determine the world’s most popular cocktails. The 2020 Top 10 follow. You can see the Top 50 by paging through the results, here. In a normal (i.e., non-pandemic) year,…
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PRODUCT CHOICE: La Pivon Spanish Vermouth

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[1] La Pivón red vermouth and the Valencia Reverse Old Fashioned. Here’s the recipe (all photos © La Pivón). [2] La Pivón red vermouth on the rocks. You can drink it in a rocks glass, but doesn’t it look great in a stemmed glass? [3] After work, have a glass with some nibbles. Here, cheese…
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Spring Salad Recipe With Smoked Salmon, Spring Greens & Chives

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[1] Smoked salmon with spring greens salad (photo © Good Eggs). [2] A spring salad mix, washed and ready to eat (photo © Earthbound Farm). [3] A beautiful side of smoked salmon (photo © Caviar House – Prunier). [4] Meyer lemons (photo © Good Eggs). [5] Tricolor baby potatoes (photo © Recipes Worth Repeating).  …
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