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03

May

Deemed fit for parched pashas and thirsty laborers, there’s a lot more to drinking tea than dunking teabags in hot water. This summer try expanding your horizons with these five tea-inspired infusions with a plant that changed the world.
5 fresh ways to enjoy tea

Deemed fit for parched pashas and thirsty laborers, there’s a lot more to drinking tea than dunking teabags in hot water. This summer try expanding your horizons with these five tea-inspired infusions with a plant that changed the world.

5 fresh ways to enjoy tea

26

Apr

Eco-friendly recipes from ‘Hell’s Kitchen’
Chef contestants cook with local ingredients from their hometowns.

Eco-friendly recipes from ‘Hell’s Kitchen’

Chef contestants cook with local ingredients from their hometowns.

18

Apr

Veggie burgers: 10 recipes, countless benefits
What better way to celebrate grilling weather than with an ode to the veggie burger? Veggie burgers are versatile, easy to prepare, and SO much healthier than their meaty counterparts.

Veggie burgers: 10 recipes, countless benefits

What better way to celebrate grilling weather than with an ode to the veggie burger? Veggie burgers are versatile, easy to prepare, and SO much healthier than their meaty counterparts.

17

Apr

5 recipes for arugulaOne of the first greens to appear in the spring is peppery arugula. It adds a punch to any salad, but it’s also very versatile. We have five recipes that take arugula out of the salad bowl and into other dishes.

5 recipes for arugula
One of the first greens to appear in the spring is peppery arugula. It adds a punch to any salad, but it’s also very versatile. We have five recipes that take arugula out of the salad bowl and into other dishes.

31

Mar

Recipe: Pan Fried Tofu with Peanut Sauce
Dense and chewy tofu in caramelized peanut sauce results in deep sighs at the dinner table.
Check out more of our tofu dishes for skeptics.

Recipe: Pan Fried Tofu with Peanut Sauce

Dense and chewy tofu in caramelized peanut sauce results in deep sighs at the dinner table.

Check out more of our tofu dishes for skeptics.

26

Mar

Today’s cocktail culture traces its origins to 19th-century concoctions containing herbal extracts, spices and the bark of exotic trees dissolved in alcohol. Hawked as cure-alls for common ailments, bitters were sold as health tonics meant to calm frayed nerves, fight tropical disease and settle stomachs in an era before the government regulated medical claims.

Although they’ve faded from medical shelves as elixirs, they live on in cocktails, grandfathered into drinks in splashes and dashes to create some of the most memorable and enduring cocktails imaginable.
6 cocktails with medicinal roots

Today’s cocktail culture traces its origins to 19th-century concoctions containing herbal extracts, spices and the bark of exotic trees dissolved in alcohol. Hawked as cure-alls for common ailments, bitters were sold as health tonics meant to calm frayed nerves, fight tropical disease and settle stomachs in an era before the government regulated medical claims.

Although they’ve faded from medical shelves as elixirs, they live on in cocktails, grandfathered into drinks in splashes and dashes to create some of the most memorable and enduring cocktails imaginable.

6 cocktails with medicinal roots

22

Mar

7 asparagus recipes worth trying
Spring brings tender asparagus. Enjoy it with these delicious recipes.

7 asparagus recipes worth trying

Spring brings tender asparagus. Enjoy it with these delicious recipes.

21

Feb

jerryjamesstone:

Avocado Fried Egg

A simple and quick breakfast idea for your next brunch. This recipe is a Californian twist on the breakfast dish, Egg in the Hole. Instead of using bread, I used a thick slice of avocado. Yum! You are going to need a mimosa or two with this one.

03

Feb


 Super Bowl foods  



We’ve got lots of ideas for hearty sandwiches, chili and side dishes for you to serve or bring to a Super Bowl party.

We’ve got lots of ideas for hearty sandwiches, chili and side dishes for you to serve or bring to a Super Bowl party.

Recipe: Dark Chocolate Tofu PieTofu turns to the dark side in this velvety deeply chocolate dessert.Check out our other yummy tofu dishes for skeptics.

Recipe: Dark Chocolate Tofu Pie
Tofu turns to the dark side in this velvety deeply chocolate dessert.

Check out our other yummy tofu dishes for skeptics.