Mardi Gras Challah Recipe: Fusion Food, Fun Food

Talk about fusion food: This Mardi Gras challah combines the colors* of a French Catholic tradition in New Orleans—and their iconic King Cake—with the braided yeast bread challah, the sabbath bread of the Jewish people. Mardi Gras is early this year, February 13th. To celebrate the occasion, our colleague Hannah Kaminsky of Bittersweet Blog created…
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A Nutella Mousse Recipe ForWorld Nutella Day

[1] “Nutella” mousse made with Bonne Maman’s Hazelnut Chocolate Spread (photos #1 and #2 © Bonne Maman). [2] A close up with an Easter-springtime ganache. [3] The original: Nutella (photo © Mikael Stenberg | Unsplash).   February 5th is National Nutella Day, celebrating a hazelnut-chocolate spread that has become popular the world over. We’re celebrating…
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Cheese Bits: Elegant Food Fun For Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Cheese Bits of Riverbank, California, has captured our attention with its innovative line of Cheese Bits “bite size premium snacking cheeses.” We love innovation, and Cheese Bits has it covered with three product lines, all under the umbrella of Mozzamini Cheese Bits. The artisanal, all-natural, premium snacking cheeses are made with milk from local Northern…
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Woodford Reserve x Compartes Chocolate: A Great Valentine Gift

Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon invites Bourbon lovers to partake of a special Valentine treat: a bottle of the acclaimed Kentucky Bourton along with a limited-edition four-piece chocolate collection of chocolates by prominent artisan chocolatier Compartes (photo #1). Compartés chocolatier Jonathan Grahm teamed up with Woodford Reserve Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall to create unique chocolate…
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Brigadoon Tea Gift For Leap Year (Leap Day is February 29th)

[1] Brigadoon breakfast tea, available on February 29, 2024 (photos #1 and #2 © Adagio Teas). [2] The charming Brigadoon tea tin is a keeper. [3] A poster of the 1954 film (image via Wikipedia).   The elusive Brigadoon Breakfast tea appears only on Leap Day, February 29th—a day that only appears on the calendar…
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