PRODUCT: Reed’s Ginger Ale For National Ginger Ale Day

March 13th is National Ginger Ale Day. We’ve been drinking ginger ale since early childhood—Mom gave it to us not as much as a soft drink, but as a palliative for stomach aches. It still works! In fact, ginger tea has been brewed for centuries, if not millennia, to aid with everything from indigestion to…
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RECIPE: St. Patrick’s Day Shake With Bailey’s Irish Cream Liqueur

What could be better than ice cream and Bailey’s Irish Cream? An adult milkshake that combines both. We enjoy this shake for dessert. You can turn it into an ice cream sundae by pouring the Baileys over a dish of ice cream and then topping it with chocolate sauce. Want something beyond dessert? Here are…
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Different Types Of Onions A Glossary Of Onion Types & Which Onion To Choose For Cooking   CAPSULE REPORT: When should you use which type of onion? Onions come in all shapes and sizes and a variety of colors, and their textures and flavors can be quite different. Different types of onions can’t necessarily be…
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PRODUCT: The Laughing Cow Cheese

[1] Happy 100th Anniversary to The Laughing Cow. The red velvet cake is available from Daisy Cakes Bakery (all photos © The Laughing Cow Cheese). [2] The familiar round box; here, in the new Chickpea & Cheese with Herb blend. [3] A wedge of the new Red Bean & Cheese with Paprika. [4] The Laughing…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Sugar Snap Peas

Sugar snap peas are in prime season from late winter through the end of spring. Sugar snap peas, sometimes just called sugar peas or snap peas, are edible-podded peas, meaning that you eat the whole pod (photo #3). Their name can get confused with another popular edible pod also found in Asian recipes: snow peas.…
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