[1] A scoop of Hazelnut Crackle gelato, a limited edition (all photos © Dolcezza Gelato). [2] A sundae with another limited edition, Rye Whiskey Pecan Praline ice cream. [3] How many pints can you eat in a day? A week? [4] Can you eat a three scoops on a cone? Here, Mascarpone & Berries, Espresso, […]
Goslings Rum adapted this rom Sky High: Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman (photo #6). It’s an iced brown sugar cake made with pineapple, coconut, and lots of rum, rum, rum (photo #1)! Goslings Black Seal (photo #2) is a full-flavored dark, barrel-aged rum blended in Bermuda from different triple pot-distilled rums. The raw rum […]
[1] These watermelon ice cream bars are made without an ice cream machine (photos #1, #2, #4 © The National Watermelon Promotion Board). [2] Homemade watermelon juice is simple: Just pulse watermelon cubes in a blender. [3] A glass of watermelon juice is a refreshing snack (photo © Hyhoon 1210 | Dreamstime). [4] How about […]
July 9th is Argentina’s Independence Day, Día de la Independencia. The independence of Argentina from Spain was declared on July 9th, 1816. Celebrate with this blender chimichurri sauce recipe and your favorite grilled food. Chimichurri (chih-mee-CHOO-ree) is Argentina’s national condiment. In Spanish, it’s a salsa (each Latin American country has its own salsa recipes). In […]
[1] An elegant ice cream cone (photo © Claudio Hegedus | Wesual | Unsplash). [2] July is National Blueberry Month, and July 8th is National Blueberry Day. Here’s the recipe for blueberry ice cream (photo © Driscoll’s). [3] A caramel ice cream sundae (photo © National Honey Board). July is National Ice Cream Month, […]
July 6th is National Fried Chicken Day. There’s likely no lover of chicken who hasn’t enjoyed plates of fried chicken. But how about fried chicken skins? The fried chicken skins recipe below is the chicken’s answer to fried pork skins, or chicharrones. Of late, fried chicken skins have become popular with restaurant chefs, when the […]
[1] This attractive dessert is made from cut-up fudge pops (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] Gourmet ice pops (paletas) from La Newyorkina (photo © Goldbelly). It’s National Ice Cream Month, and our colleague Hannah Kaminsky of Bittersweet Blog thought up this creative and oh-so-easy approach to ice cream desserts. She cuts […]
In Greek mythology, the gods on Mount Olympus drank mead, a fermented combination of honey and water. It was called “nectar of the gods” and was also consumed by the Greeks down on Earth, who made it for themselves. Along with beer, mead is one of the world’s oldest alcoholic beverages. But we’ve discovered our […]
Happy Independence Day! For whatever reason, July 4th is National Barbecued Spareribs Day (we’re partial to the alternate, more elegant, spelling, spare ribs). What’s the difference between spare ribs and baby back ribs? Not a whole lot: They’re just two different pieces of the same slab of meat. The main difference is size. The farther […]