TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Roussillon Wine

[1] The Roussillon commune produces red, white and rosé wines, plus sweet wines (photo #2) (photo courtesy Wine Goblet). [2] The sweet wines of Roussillon, vins doux naturels, are also available in the “three colors.” They’re often referred to by their initials, VDN, and indicate naturally sweet wines (photo courtesy Vignerons Catalans). [3] Languedoc-Roussillon, an…
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RECIPE: S’mores Ice Cream Cake

August 10th is National S’mores Day, a cookie sandwich first popularized in the 1920s by the Girl Scouts. The love of the gooey treat has led to many other recipes combining the three ingredients: chocolate, graham crackers and marshmallow. Today we present a S’mores Ice Cream Cake, with more luscious recipes below. The recipe was…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Creamy Burrata Cheese & Burrata Recipes

[1] Grilled peaches with burrata. The recipe is below (photo © DeLallo). [2] Burrata (photo © Murray’s Cheese). [3] Burrata with toast (photo © Distilled Restaurant | NYC). [3] Puglia, the birthplace of burrata (image courtesy Wikipedia). [4] While homemade pesto is particularly delicious, it’s easier to open a jar of pesto (photo © DeLallo).…
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RECIPE: S’mores Brownies

[1] A gooey s’mores brownie. The recipe is below (photo © Burp!). [2] Classic s’mores are a sandwich cookie (photo © Dandies Marshmallows). [3] S’mores ice cream sandwiches (photo © Babble). [4] S’mores ice cream cake (photo © Kraft).   National S’mores Day is August 10th. Get ready to celebrate by considering this recipe for…
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RECIPE: Homemade Blueberry Juice & A Blueberry Daiquiri

We were shopping a couple of days ago and ran into a blueberry bonanza: four pints for $5. We brought them home to figure out what to do with them. Blueberry pie? Blueberry cobbler? Blueberry muffins? It was too hot to turn on the oven, so we popped them into the blender and made fresh…
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