Elvis Whiskey & Ice Cream For Elvis Presley’s 90th Birthday

[1] The three expressions of Elvis Presley spirits (all photos © Grain & Barrel). [2] Midnight Snack whiskey with a pint of Tipsy Scoop ice cream. Both have Elvis’ favorite flavor combo: peanut butter, banana, and bacon. [3] All shook up: Turn the boozy ice cream into boozy shake (see the recipe below. [4] A…
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Cherry-Lime Shortbread Recipe, National Shortbread Day & All Cookie Holidays

January 6th is National Shortbread Day, celebrating Scotland’s great contribution to cookiedom*. The classic Scottish cookie (or biscuit, the term used for cookies in the U.K.) recipe is traditionally one part white sugar, two parts butter, three to four parts plain wheat flour, and a bit of salt—but no leavening†. Over the centuries, the buttery…
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Flour & Olive Gourmet Cake Mixes: Elegant & Easy

Olive oil cake is similar to any other cake, except for the fat. Olive oil is substituted for butter (or other fat) in the recipe. It’s important to use high-quality olive oil, as it will be a dominant flavor. We have long lamented a local bakery that closed after addicting us to its plain, simple,…
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Chocolate Orange Marmalade Cake For New Year’s Eve & Beyond

[1] Ticking down to the New Year: a delicious blackout cake with orange marmalade filling (photos #1, #2, #3 © Frog Hollow Farm). [2] We like to add a dab of garnish—with something creamy but not sweet (see photos #4 and #5). [3] Frog Hollow’s orange marmalade is made from navel orange, not the bitter…
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Once Again Brand Flavored Almond Butter & Cashew Butter Gifts

[1] Once Again Maple Almond Butter has additional notes of vanilla. Both almond and cashew butters are also available unflavored (all photos © Once Again). [2] Once Again Caramel Sea Salt Cashew Butter. [3] Delicious: a cashew butter and apple sandwich on raisin toast. [4] Holiday oatmeal. The recipe is below.   We’ve been getting…
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