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July 4th: Freedom Ice Cream From Sheer Bliss

June 29, 2009 at 6:19 am · Filed under Ice Cream-Sorbet-Yogurt, July 4th/Independence Day

Freedom ice cream from Sheer Bliss is red, white and blue: vanilla ice cream with red and blue swirls of pomegranate and blueberry. It’s the perfect flavor for an Independence Day celebration (it’s all natural and certified kosher, too).

Sheer Bliss is available at fine food stores nationwide; you can find a store locator on the website, SheerBlissIceCream.com. If you live near a Publix store in the Southeast, there’s a two-for-one special beginning July 2, in honor of AmVets, the veterans service organization.

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Celebrate Independence Day with Freedom ice cream from Sheer Bliss.

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RECIPE: July Fourth Strawberries

June 28, 2009 at 7:00 am · Filed under Desserts, July 4th/Independence Day, Recipes

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Red, white and blue ingredients create the
perfect July Fourth dessert. Photo courtesy
Dove Chocolate Discoveries.

 

Not only are berries, such as strawberries and blueberries, in season during the Fourth of July, but they also come in patriotic colors, making them great ingredients in recipes you can make for your Independence Day celebrations, such as this White Chocolate Covered Strawberries recipe, courtesy of Dove Chocolate Discoveries.
INGREDIENTS

  • 1 pound fresh strawberries
  • 8 ounces white chocolate
  • Blue-colored sugar
  • Parchment paper
  • Chocolate tempering machine or substitute

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    PREPARATION

    1. Wash and completely dry strawberries.

     
    2. For optimum results, temper chocolate in a chocolate tempering machine. If you don’t own one, simply melt the chocolate in a microwave oven or double boiler.
    3. Holding a strawberry by the stem, dip about half of it in chocolate. Give it a quick twist, shake off excess and point it at the ceiling for a second to be sure the chocolate adheres.
    4. Before chocolate dries, dip tip of strawberry into blue-colored sugar (available in the cake-decorating aisle of grocery store, or online). Place on parchment paper to set up and cool. If set up seems slow, place in refrigerator for 3 to 5 minutes.
    Note: chocolate-covered strawberries are best enjoyed the day they are made.
    Check out more of our special July Fourth recipes:

  • Fourth of July Cookie Pizza
  • Red-Eye Mojito
  • Stars & Stripes Toll House Cookies
  • Jubilee Sangrita
  • Red, White & Blueberry Vanilla Liqueur Cocktails
  • Red, White and Sapphire Cocktail

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    TIP OF THE DAY: Gourmet Nachos

    June 28, 2009 at 6:59 am · Filed under July 4th/Independence Day, Snacks, Tip Of The Day

      Turn your regular recipe into an Independence Day celebration by using blue and red tortilla chips and adding some blue cheese or goat cheese, along with white Cheddar or other good white melting cheese. Think of the Red, White and Blue theme for Labor Day and Memorial Day, too.

    Read about our favorite tortilla chips.

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    RECIPE: “Hamburger” Cupcakes

    June 27, 2009 at 7:00 am · Filed under Cookies-Cake-Pastry, Recipes

    With all the buzz surrounding sliders and other incarnations of the two-bite burger, it was only a matter of time before at least one creative baker took things into her own hands. While these treats may not pack the same protein punch as a beef or turkey burger, a crowd pleaser like cupcakes, conceptually crossed with America’s favorite food, the hamburger, will create even more of a rush. They’re a memorable ending to a barbecue, birthday party or shower. It’s a good thing each recipe serves 24.

    In this recipe, Clara, creator of iheartcuppycakes.com, provides you with all you need to know for turning out batch after batch of these fluffy cupcake sliders.

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    You don’t have to be a meat eater to enjoy these cupcakes! Photo courtesy iheartcuppycakes.com.

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    TIP OF THE DAY: Tart Art

    June 27, 2009 at 6:43 am · Filed under Cookies-Cake-Pastry, Tip Of The Day

     

    Turn plain tarts into ravishing beauties with creative garnishing. Some chocolate curls or rolls, a mint sprig, a few raspberries or a slice of star fruit, combined with a dab of crème fraîche or whipped cream, can turn something simple into something special. Read our article on Garnish Glamour, for dozens of ideas for sprucing up both sweet and savory foods.

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