Envy apples are now in stores. We laid in a stock of big, juicy ones at Trader Joe. And for the week leading up to Valentine’s Day, we’re going to have our “apple a day” coated in caramel and white chocolate. White chocolate tinted pink, that is. So pick up ingredients and have fun making […]
[1] For National Frozen Yogurt Day, make a special sundae (photo © Ali Express). [2] Or head for your favorite yogurt shop for a cup or a cone (photo © Mr. Tin DC (CC-BY-ND-2.0 License). [3] Add some fruit (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [4] Kefir, a probiiotic drink, is made into delicious […]
[1] Valentine popcorn: white chocolate drizzle, M&Ms and pink sprinkles (photo © National Popcorn Board). [2] First take popped popcorn… (photo © Crunch Daddy). [3] Use red food coloring to tint it pink… (photo © McCormick). [4] Drizzle with melted white chocolate… (photo © Lake Champlain Chocolates). [5] Quickly scatter M&Ms or other red candies… […]
[1] New Supplant chocolates bars by Chef Thomas Keller are available in 45% cacao milk and 70% cacao dark chocolate (all photos © Supplant Company). [2] There’s a 15% discount for Valentine’s Day. [3] Plan ahead for Easter! [4] Supplant chocolate melts in your mouth. [5] Supplant benefits. [6] Supplant sugar. Thomas Keller is […]
[1] Today’s feature recipe is Jumbo Potato Tops (recipe and photo © Gelson’s Markets). [2] If you don’t want to fry them, you can bake potato tots. Here’s a recipe (photo © Potatoes USA). [3] A different take: sweet potato tots. Here’s the recipe (photo © North Carolina Sweet Potatoes). We always welcome February […]
February is National Snack Month, a good time to reflect on your go-to snacks. If they’re potato chips, maybe it’s time to reconsider (whole-grain pretzels, veggie chips?). If you have a sweet tooth, maybe wean off of Oreos to a crunchy fruit snack, like these apple chips. Thanks to Envy Apples for the recipe. Envy […]
For National Hot Chocolate Day, January 31st, a recipe for rum hot chocolate from Kōloa Rum Co., a premium rum brand from Hawaii. The recipe uses Kōloa Kauai Cacao Rum, which is chocolate-flavored (and chocolate-colored) rum. The chocolate gives the hot chocolate much more chocolate intensity than plain rum, and it’s worth buying a bottle—you […]
The Year Of The Tiger begins on February 1st, and Adagio Teas has created a special oolong tea blend. If you’re not familiar with oolong, it’s semi-fermented or semi-oxidized tea that falls between green and black tea on the fermentation continuum (black tea ferments for two to four hours; for oolong, the fermentation process is […]
For National Peanut Butter Day (January 24th), we baked a peanut butter cheesecake. We’d always relied on this Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake from Philadelphia Cream Cheese, but today’s cheesecake took a different route. The recipe below is a frozen cheesecake. It’s a lighter recipe than the Philadelphia version, which uses 24 ounces of cream cheese […]
Brew a cup of Cupid’s Cup (photo © Adagio Teas). “How do we love tea? Let us count the ways,” says Adagio Teas about its Cupid’s Cup herbal tea blend. Cupid’s Cup combines hibiscus, strawberry, and vanilla flavors to brew a cup that’s tangy, sweet, and creamy. Is it a love potion? There are […]