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♦ Usually when I see a title with “healthy & snack” my first instinct is “pass.” A snack has to make up for limited quantity with maximum comfort. But curiosity won out when the subtitle promised “Smart-choice snacks that will fill you up with goodness.” Some nice stuff here – baked herbed parsnip {love parsnip!} fries with roasted garlic lemon aioli, everything bagel chick peas, blueberry yogurt bark, and dark chocolate almond granola, 11 in all. Worth a look. From FoodTalkDaily
Don’t want to make your own? – Healthy Snacks on Amazon
♦ Have you heard of the Adonis cocktail? Vintage indeed, first poured in the mid
1880s. It’s basically sherry and sweet vermouth, with some preps adding in orange bitters or an orange garnish. And some, somewhat roguishly, adding club soda, turning it into an Adonis Spritz. The link takes you to a full page of possibilities, where among the selections you’ll see a youtube entry calling it “a must-try cocktail.” Linked page above on Google
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♦ For many of us, a snack table just isn’t complete without cheese. But what a bummer when it goes bad in the fridge. Here’s an idea – move it to the freezer. Whaaaaat? This story on freezing cheese tells us which kinds do best and in what form. It also radically suggests still-frozen cheese is a boon for salads. Btw, when it talks about how to do this, note that the guidelines actually apply to all freeze-able cheeses. From MyRecipes
♦ Is this a slam dunk {sorry, and it’s just gets worse below}. You may well know that basketball great Scottie Pippin already has a prize-winning bourbon on the market But here’s the news. He’s now debuting a limited-release Bourbon Barrel Aged Tea. And yes along with a blend of three black teas, there is a whisper of bourbon, low enough though for the sip to still qualify as non-alcoholic. Both bear the name DIGITS. The full story, linked here, about production, flavors and uses is quite interesting. From Food & Wine
The difference between bourbon & whiskey, also from F&W
Bourbon flavored items on Amazon
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credit goes to The Flour Shop in NYC for inspiring the confection. May I add though that bd or not, this cake would be a primo conversation piece on any table, maybe especially a holiday one. As you’ll see at the link there are other sources with variations on the theme, all quite spectacular. 
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tips, then one for the classic Lorraine, variations, and then helpful resources. 
Need to peel tomatoes? Here’s what I did as an alternative to the dip in boiling water, wait to cool, method. Halved the matoes and placed them cut side down on a plate, covered with a paper towel, nuked for 1 min. Depending on their size may take less or more time. Cooled quick, peeled easy as you can see on the front one. 
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an incredibly dense, chewy texture.
fine and a good match for the brownie flavors. But I opted instead for walnuts here, coconut there, chopped chocolate elsewhere.
corner, thought I would see if she might have such a confection. And, yep. And a real charmer. 
Thanksgiving with a 
pudding but it’s more like dense mousse meets the candy called French cremes. Their 
to cradle any of your own desserts. Btw if you scroll down on the Amazon page you will see other sizes, shapes and quantities.
table 25 minutes. Toasted coconut. Creamy. Caramelized. Pineapple. CS shortcuts & tips.
Pineapple topped with cottage cheese, or vice versa, is a diner staple. The simple act of caramelizing the pineapple slices and then topping the whole affair with golden coconut elevates it to company-worthy status.
smooth. Now you could substitute sour cream, but that little bit of cheese saltiness kicks up the other flavors.
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the preps a re just so pretty, so party-ready. And that’s all the more notable because tons of work is definitely not part of the equation here. Both aspects are pretty well covered in the claim that this cookbook is “full of contemporary, stylish, and accessible dishes that will delight and impress with less effort.” By Susan Spungen, 4 1/2 stars on Amazon, hardcover and kindle, Prime eligible. 
What would we do without whisks??? But does your inventory include this French design? Here’s where it shines – anytime you’re prepping say a sauce right in the pan, this is the one that incorporates those ingredients that try to hide all around the bottom edges, often missed by the pointy guys. 
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And with that in mind we put the spotlight on a big bunch of decadence. Borrowing a line from Reese’s, not sorry!
newspaper clipping, calls for a cooked filling. This re-do takes a clue from our Bailey’s chocolate pots {
Here’s what I used: 8 oz cream cheese, 1 c milk, 1/4 cup heavy cream, 2 T softened butter, 3.5 pkg chocolate fudge instant pudding mix, 2 T ea cocoa and brown sugar, all in the food processor. Into the baked crust, covered in the fridge for a few hours or till completely set. Easy!
Buzz section} available at Petco. They’re based on their own recipes, also shown. One other perk of visiting the page, some pretty cool pupsters. 
powder, marjoram and mozzarella both above and below the tomatoes. Served with a pile of parsley, which I recently discovered is among the foods reported to counteract inflammation, treated with a squeeze of fresh lemon. 
brown sugar, 2 T cocoa powder – btw, as best I could tell the conversion for the cocoa was actually 1 T, but I wanted it a bit more chocolatey.
capers, black or green olive slices, chives, or sprinkled with paprika, dillweed, or the fave seasoning in this kitchen, Tajin. Truth be told though, I like them best just pure.
you can order from 
you measure “hands free.” On Amazon, other colors too, though some may not always be available.
tuck a cuke slice underneath, e.g. Would also taste good on crackers, pretzel rolls, rye bread I think.
Well look what Pillsbury did with its crescent rolls – transformed them into a circle of creamy, spicy goodness. Their 
consolidate your purchases, the link takes you to Amazon and the price there is the same as on the magazine’s site. 
all that goes into them: almond butter, coconut sugar {or brown, which I used}, egg, vanilla, and chocolate chips. 
on its own.
base topped with smashed avocado, tomato, Mex onions, black olives, jack shreds, sour cream, cilantro and hot sauce {shown}. 
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