GIFT OF THE DAY: Woodhouse Artisan Chocolate Advent Calendar

  It’s almost time to celebrate Advent with the Woodhouse Artisan Chocolate Advent Calendar. One of our favorite chocolatiers makes a deluxe Chocolate Advent Calendar each holiday season. Pre-sale begins today at 1 pm Pacific Time. Why pre-sale? Because these are made by hand, and there are only 150 available. This is the company’s second…
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FOOD FUN: Color Your Bread With Food Color

  A sourdough loaf tinted blue-gray (photo © Geraud Pfeiffer).     We enjoy food photographer Geraud Pfeiffer’s delicious bread photography. Sure, the Internet is filled with photos of croissants, pain au chocolate, loaves of bread, and sandwiches. But seeing a whole grid of them on Instagram is deliciousness-plus. There are even a few pastries…
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Nachos Trivia For National Nachos Day

  [1] A classic nachos recipe has (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] Carnitas nachos include shredded pork shoulder (photo © Good Eggs). [3] Fully loaded nachos. Here’s the recipe (photo © Matt Robinson | Real Food By Dad).     November 6th is National Nachos Day, and we’ve got some fun nachos…
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The World’s Best Cheese & The History Of Gruyère

This year’s World Cheese Awards was held recently at a conference center in Newport, Wales. It was originally to be held in Kyiv, Ukraine, but the location had to be moved due to the Russian invasion. (All fees were waived for the Ukraine entries, and the country had opportunities to showcase its cheeses throughout the…
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Fig Skewers Recipe With Bacon & Jalapeño For National Fig Week

[1] Scrumptious bites: a medley of flavors and textures (photos #1 and #2 © California Fig Commission). [2] Dried figs are delicious snacking right from the bowl. Enjoy them with a piece of cheese, too. [3] Uncured bacon, free of added sugar and nitrates (photo © Butcher Box). [4] Fontina cheese is made in the…
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