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A Margarita Party for Friends

If you love margaritas as much as we do, you might think about throwing a margarita party for your friends or family. This would be a great party to throw outdoors in your backyard in the middle of a hot summer afternoon, but it would also be great in the middle of winter, when it [...]

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A Few Facts About Chocolate

A Few Facts About Chocolate

Chocolate can be found everywhere in many different forms and types. It can be a main ingredient in cheap candy bars, the base for luxurious patisserie products, molded into every form imaginable from bunnies to Santa Clauses or in its liquid state flowing down a chocolate fountain.

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Distilling Scotch in Scotland

Distilling Scotch in Scotland

For a whisky to be called Scotch, it must be made in Scotland. Scotch Whisky Distillers can be found in five regions, Speyside, Lowland, Highland, Islay, and Campbeltown. Sometimes considered an acquired taste, Scotch whisky, a distilled alcoholic beverage, comes in two forms, single malt, and grain malt; both being available in a blended fashion. [...]

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The Zojirushi NP-HTC10 Rice Cooker

The Zojirushi NP-HTC10 Rice Cooker

// Anyone who intends to buy a Zojirushi NP-HTC10 should be prepared to pay a hefty sum. This is Zojirushi’s most expensive 5 1/2 cup rice cooker that is for sale in the U.S. and Canada at the moment. Zojirushi is a well known Japanese maker of kitchen goods. Their main business is rice cookers, [...]

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Two Scrumptious Zucchini Recipes

Two Scrumptious Zucchini Recipes

Zucchini are great vegetables, you can do pretty much anything with them. Here below are two of my favorite zucchini recipes, a pasta dish and an appetizer. Tagliatelle with zucchini and mushrooms Ingredients for four people: 340gr (12 oz) tagliatelle 2 zucchini 30gr (1 oz) mushrooms 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 clove of [...]

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Ideas for Cooking with Quinoa!

If you have never tried cooking quinoa, you should consider giving it a shot.  Not only does it taste wonderful, it is really good for you.  I begin eating it just a few years ago, and since that time, it has become a major part of my diet.  One of the best things about quinoa [...]

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Buying a Burr Coffee Grinder

Buying a Burr Coffee Grinder

As an avid coffee drinker, you may want to splurge on the best electric coffee grinder money can buy, and many experts will tell you that the secret of finding the perfect device lies in its grinding mechanism. The Burr grinder could be safely labeled the mother of all coffee making equipment! By definition, the [...]

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Alicante Bouschet

Alicante Bouschet

// Originating from France, the Alicante Bouschet is a crossbred grape variety with durable skin and clear red juice. Originally, grapes with red juice were rare and not easily available. Almost all grapes have a juice that is clear and colorless. The Alicante Bouschet is therefore a popular grape for winegrowers due to its red [...]

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Make Your Own Wheat Grass Juice

Make Your Own Wheat Grass Juice

It is amazing how health food trends can spread around the world in no time at all. A few years ago, most people would not have recognized wheat grass juice, but now it is the iconic drink of the young, health conscious generation. Wheat grass juice is very rich in vitamins and nutrients that are [...]

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