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How To Rethink the Watermelon: Using the Whole Fruit

Well it’s that time again: summer. Time for picnics, barbeques, and graduation parties. What do all these things have in common, besides the fact that the season is littered with...

How To Rethink the Watermelon: Using the Whole Fruit

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Flavored Butters: Impress Your Guests with this Easy Upgrade

A Guest Writer

This 4th of July when all your friends and family are at your place for a backyard cookout, serve up a spectacular spread with the help of flavored butters. Also...

Flavored Butters: Impress Your Guests with this Easy Upgrade

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Spiced Iced Tea: Adding Zip to a Classic Front Porch Sip

Andy Hayes

Today's feature was brought to you by Bigelow Tea.Generally, I am not a huge iced tea fan - usually because it's made from instant, or too sweet, though it's hard...

Spiced Iced Tea: Adding Zip to a Classic Front Porch Sip

By Andy Hayes

Carnivale Caprese Salad

Nick Church

One of my favorite spring/summer time recipes is the basic "caprese salad." A little mozzarella cheese, heirloom tomato, and large basil leaves, slap them together on a plate, throw on...

Carnivale Caprese Salad

By Nick Church

In Praise of Ginseng: Health Benefits Worth Singing About

A Guest Writer

For a long time, I have been a lover of ginseng. This magical, medicinal herb, in my experience, is worthy of all the praise hung on it. It’s said that...

In Praise of Ginseng: Health Benefits Worth Singing About

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Summer Switch: Cold Versions of Favorite Hot Drinks

A Guest Writer

When the temperatures start to rise and we pack away the jackets and long sleeves, we also replace our warm, winter drinks with summer thirst quenchers. Here are some refreshing...

Summer Switch: Cold Versions of Favorite Hot Drinks

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An Ode to Roasted Strawberries

Krista Bjorn

I'd always preferred my berries fresh, until I the day I bit into a succulent roasted strawberry. It was a revelation: The tartness of the fresh strawberry had disappeared and...

An Ode to Roasted Strawberries

By Krista Bjorn

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry In the Napa Valley of Chile

A Guest Writer

Nothing is more romantic than sipping a chilled glass of Chardonnay while overlooking a lush valley of vines and palms. Are you thinking of a vacation in Napa Valley? Think...

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry In the Napa Valley of Chile

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Recipe Roundup: 10 Easy Upgrades to Classic Picnic Foods

A Guest Writer

June is always an interesting month. It feels like all the seasons wrapped up into one: dark and cold one day, warm and sunny the next. The tease of summer...