PRODUCT: Chocolate Covered Beer Berries

What the heck are beer berries, one might logically ask. Better yet, what are chocolate-covered beer berries? Invented by Moonstruck Chocolate of Portland, Oregon, this innovative treat starts with German roasted malted wheat berries, which are typically used in the brewing process to make dark beers like Guinness and other stouts. Moonstruck tumbles the wheat…
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GIFT: Pretzel Perfection Gluten Free Treats

Delicious, fun, affordable holiday treats. Photo by Hannah Kaminsky | THE NIBBLE.   One of the tastiest new things we’ve tried this holiday season are the chocolate-covered pretzel clusters from Pretzel Perfection. The pretzels are gluten free, and made by a company that specializes in gluten-free flavored pretzel sticks—Chipotle BBQ, Garlic Herb, Lemon Toffee, Stoneground…
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FOOD FUN: A Riff On Oreo Cookies For National Oreo Day

Some might think that we publish too many cheesecake recipes. But when cheesecake is one’s favorite comfort food, how many is too many? Plus, we need to get our last licks: “Cheesecake season” concludes at the end of spring. The dense cream cheese cheesecake we favor is too heavy for summer. So this may be…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Have An Apéritif

What’s an apéritif? How does it differ from a digestif? An apéritif is an alcoholic drink taken before a meal to stimulate the appetite. It is usually dry and low in alcohol. Some people have a cocktail (a mixed drink), but many modern cocktails are considered by gastronomes to be too heavy or too sweet…
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