TIP OF THE DAY: Another Way To Serve Cheese & Apples

[1] Serve a cheese board with three different of apple preparations (photos #1 and #2 courtesy Castello Cheese). [2] Make your own apple chips, or buy our favorites from Bare Fruit.N   What’s new about cheese and apples, you say? Apples have been served with cheese for thousands of years. But this tip, courtesy of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ways To Use Mustard

August 5th is National Mustard Day, but since this is a big holiday weekend with lots of mustard in play, we’re jumping the gun. We have two favorite mustard brands: Maille, the venerable mustard house of Dijon, France, which makes Dijon in dozens of flavors; and Colman’s, the fiercely hot, Chinese-style mustard (the different types…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Drink Your Peaches (Peach Sangria, Peacharita, Etc.)

[1] This weekend, how about a big pitcher of peach cooler? (Photo courtesy Sparkling Ice.) [2] You can use any glass you like. Collins glasses are sturdier, but wine glasses are elegant (photo courtesy Carrabbas Italian Grill). [3] A Peacharita, with a birds-eye chile garnish (photo courtesy Peninsula Hotel | New York).   As you…
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