VALENTINE’S DAY: Chocolate Tequila Cupid Cocktail

Let chocolate and tequila be your cupid. Photo courtesy Sauza Tequila.   If you’re not sharing the evening with someone special, make yourself a special comfort cocktail. Sauza Tequila suggests this chocolate tequila drink. CHOCOLATE TEQUILA CUPID RECIPE Ingredients 3 parts chocolate milk (store bought or homemade) 1 part silver tequila 1 part strawberry purée…
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TIP OF THE: Easy Valentine Cake

You don’t need the time or rose-piping skills to make a special cake for Valentine’s Day. Start with a plain iced cake from your favorite bakery, and add your own touches. First, remove any plastic rose or other mundane decoration that may come with the cake. Then, depending on what treats your sweetie or family…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Discover Pho Vietnamese Soup

Add as many basil leaves, bean sprouts, and scallions as you like (photo © Simon Gurney | Dreamstime).   Last night on “Top Chef,” contestant Dale Talde won the fondue Quickfire Challenge with his adaptation of the Vietnamese soup, phö (pronounced fuh). Phö is a symphony of flavors—one of the world’s great soups. It is…
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