Here’s a fun Easter gift for a tea lover: Jello Bello tea blend from Fava Teas. It’s an herbal tea blended with actual jelly beans. (We’re not sure that “Jello” is so helpful in explaining the tea. It contains no Jell-O). The fruity, caffeine-free tea is blended with apple, blackberry leaves, coconut, hibiscus, rose hip, […]
[1] New from Candy Pop: popcorn with peanut M&Ms (photo © Snack Pop [2] Lovers of Peanut M&Ms: This popcorn mix is for you (photo © Viktor Hanacek | PicJumbo). SNACK POP CANDY POP & COOKIE POP We admit to a fondness for Candy Pop and Cookie Pop popcorn treats: sweetly drizzled popcorn with […]
Green beer has a reputation as cheap stuff, served in pitchers. After all, why color a good beer green? Well: Green food color is flavorless and odorless. So you can color any beer—even fine craft brews—if you want to. For some St. Patrick’s Day fun, that’s just what we’re going to have with, with our […]
You can use whatever ingredients you like to make these St. Patrick’s Day roll-up sandwiches. These shamrock-shaped sandwiches have no corned beef: they’re turkey and Swiss cheese. But the fun is arranging the slices in the form of a shamrock, and decorating with a scallion stem and scattered diced scallions. We do recommend adding at […]
Some might think that we publish too many cheesecake recipes. But when cheesecake is one’s favorite comfort food, how many is too many? Plus, we need to get our last licks: “Cheesecake season” concludes at the end of spring. The dense cream cheese cheesecake we favor is too heavy for summer. So this may be […]
Love peanut butter? Love Oreos? Combine them to create your own peanut butter Oreos (photo #1). The idea is from Peanut Butter & Co., one of our favorite brands of peanut butter. They have Smooth and Crunchy PBs in three versions: regular, No Sugar Added and Old Fashioned. And the flavors! Dark Chocolatey Dreams Cinnamon […]
[1] Popcorn peanut brittle. The recipe is below (photo © The Popcorn Board). [2] Pop your own, or buy it popped and ready to mix in (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [3] Garlic brittle from Rabbits Pickled Garlic (photo by Elvira Kalviste | © The Nibble). [4] Chocolate-dipped peanut brittle (photo © See’s […]
Have some fun with potatoes this weekend: Make potato stacks in your muffin cups. The potato slices have crisp edges, and can be eaten like a stack of pancakes, in single slices, or whatever way creativity guides you. (We picked them up and ate them like chips.) The recipe, from Wisconsin Cheese, uses romano cheese […]
How about those flat plastic closures that close loaves of bread? People all over the world get with their packaged bread—and they’re so much easier to use than wire twist-ties. After the bread is gone, we keep them to use as closures for other plastic bags, like the produce bags at the market. We even […]
[1] Great fusion food: a chicken parm bake with gnocchi. The recipe is below (photo © DeLallo). [2] If you want to make gnocchi from scratch, DeLallo sells this kit. [3] Calabrian chiles (photo © Toldio74 | Dreamstime). [4] Fresh basil is the best garnish for any pasta dish (photo © Good Eggs). [5] For […]