Articles for category: Food & Wine

Karla News

New York’s Serendipity 3 – Frozen Hot Chocolate, Yummy!

Serendipity 3 is a restaurant that is located in New York city. The main attraction seems to be their desserts. There is quite a history behind the start of this restaurant. If you visit their website, you can read all about it under their History link. The name Serendipity was a name that was founded ...

Karla News

Homemade Turkey Gravy

I developed this method for making gravy after several years of trial and error. It’s now so good that people ask me to make extra for them to serve with their Thanksgiving turkey that they’ve made instead of making their own! There are two tricks to making this gravy come out so tasty and smooth. ...

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Review of Mike’s Hard Spiced Apple

Beer review: Mike’s Hard Spiced Apple Size: 12 ounce bottles APV: 5.9% Availability: Most markets, available in special Mike’s mix packs. Website: http://www.mikeshard.com/spiced.php Some like it hot.” – This is the witty phrase on the side of the Mike’s Seasonal Hard Spiced Apple bottle. At first this seems like just a play on the concept ...

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Happy National Lasagna Day

Today, July 29th, is National Lasagna Day. The origins of the holiday are obscure. Nor is it known who first came up with the idea. But whoever did should be given his or her weight in what has to be the perfect dish. Lasagna comes in all forms. Some people put pesto sauce in between ...

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Dunkin Donuts DD Smart Menu Review

Dunkin Donuts “DD Smart” menu includes oven-toasted sandwiches, Dunkin Donuts coffee, espresso and teas that are not supposed to be healthier. But be careful when ordering from the DD Smart menu, because not every item is truly diet friendly. Some of the options on the DD Smart menu include the egg white veggie flatbread, egg ...

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Mrs. Smith’s Cobbler Review

Who doesn’t love the taste of a warm fruit cobbler fresh from the oven? But, in the middle of winter this isn’t always possible. Also, not everyone has time to make this desssert from scratch. As many of you already know, I work full-time and attend college full-time. Rolling out pie dough and making a ...

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Samuel Adams Scotch Ale – Beer Review

I am forever going back and forth when it comes to the products by the Boston Beer Company, better known as Samuel Adams. I recently came across their Scotch Ale at a bar in Boston and it brought out all sorts of feelings in me. I recently heard that the brewery changed the recipe in ...

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Best Gluten Free Products for Kids

Feeding a child is a difficult enough endeavor in and of itself, but when a child has a gluten allergy, it can seem downright impossible. The boxed and packaged food aisles become veritable land mines of wheat, barley, rye and their derivative ingredients. Yet making every meal from scratch can also be a daunting task. ...

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Easy Apple Recipes: Drunken Apples

“An apple a day can keep the doctor away.” We have all heard that saying, and there is a certain validity to it. Apples are great sources of dietary fiber and potassium. In addition, they are low in all of the right things; i.e., sodium, calories, and fat. Of course, when I cook with apples, ...