Refreshing Mint Lemonade Or Limeade Recipe

Refreshing mint lemonade. Photo byPetrelos | IST.   For years, we’ve had an appliance that we call an electric juicer or reamer. But times have changed. With the introduction of large juice extractors to the consumer market—in which any fruit or vegetable can be converted to juice—our old juicer is now called a “citrus press.”…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Best Burger Meat

A juicy Portabella Swiss Burger. Photocourtesy Certified Angus Beef.   The best burger meat is a blend of cuts. Today’s tip comes from Chef Michael Ollier of the Certified Angus Beef brand—a specialist chef who focuses every day on the best way to prepare beef recipes. Great taste begins with the blend, advises Chef Ollier.…
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RECIPE: Vietnamese Summer Rolls

What do you do on the first day of summer? Make summer rolls! In soft rice paper wrappers, Vietnamese summer rolls are light, crunchy and filled with healthful ingredients. Called gòi cuðn (pronounced GUY kwun), summer rolls are often confused with spring rolls. The confusion starts at the restaurant level, where the listing on the…
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JULY 4TH FOOD: Red, White & Blue Sorbet Float

What happens the day after Father’s Day? We start planning our Independence Day menu. Tee up this Red, White & Blue Sorbet Float for July 4th or any hot summer day. The recipe is courtesy Van Gogh Vodka and uses Van Gogh Açai-Blueberry Vodka. But if you have another blueberry-flavored vodka at home (or a…
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RECIPE: Maple Bacon Muffins

The last couple of years have seen a bacon frenzy: bacon chocolate, bacon brittle, bacon cupcakes, bacon mayonnaise and more (see our Best Bacon Gifts). Given that bacon is a favorite breakfast food, why not try bacon in a morning muffin? Kimberly Reiner and Jenna Sanz-Agero, authors of Sugar, Sugar: Every Recipe Has a Story,…
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