Posts for February 2nd 2012

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Sugar Shout Out: Snack on Kale Chips For Super Bowl Sunday

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Hot Cocoa

From ed from Alton BrownHot CocoaIngredients2 cups powdered sugar 1 cup cocoa (Dutch-process preferred) 2 1/2 cups powdered coconut milk 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons cornstarch Hot water Directions Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and incorporate evenly.

From ed from Alton Brown

Hot Cocoa

Hot Cocoa

Ingredients

2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup cocoa (Dutch-process preferred)
2 1/2 cups powdered coconut milk
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cornstarch
Hot water

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and incorporate evenly. In a small pot, heat 4 to 6 cups of water.
  2. Fill your mug half full with the mixture and pour in hot water. Stir to combine. Seal the rest in an airtight container, keeps indefinitely in the pantry. This also works great with warm milk.

Makes 5 1/2 cups dry mix.

Pimm's Cup

Pimm's Cup

From POPSUGAR FoodPimm's CupIngredientsIce 3 ounces Pimm's No.

From POPSUGAR Food

Pimm's Cup

Pimm's Cup

Ingredients

Ice
3 ounces Pimm's No. 1
4 1/2 ounces ginger ale
Slice of lemon
Slice of cucumber
Sprig of mint

Directions

  1. Fill a tall collins glass with ice. Pour in Pimm's No. 1 and top with ginger ale. Garnish with lemon, cucumber slice, and a sprig of mint.

Makes 1 cocktail.

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How Much Do You Know About the Barefoot Contessa?

Happy Birthday, Ina Garten!

Happy Birthday, Ina Garten! Today, the Food Network star and celebrity food personality turns another year older, ringing in her 64th.


The Barefoot Contessa, as her fans call her, is always cool and collected when it comes to elegant home entertaining. How much do you know about her interesting life and accomplishments? Find out when you take this quiz!

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Ahoy (Again) to Peg Leg Pete's Grouper Sandwich

Between the Bread has a knack for offering up drool-inducing photos and descriptions of the many sandwiches she samples.

Between the Bread has a knack for offering up drool-inducing photos and descriptions of the many sandwiches she samples. But her story of her most recent encounter with Peg Leg Pete's fried grouper sandwich has given us a major craving.

I have already sung the praises of Peg Leg Pete's fried grouper sandwich, but one visit wasn't enough. So on my last trip to Pensacola, dad, Dee, and I took Andrew to taste the strange deliciousness of American cheese on fried fish.

Thankfully, Peg Leg's did not disappoint. We ordered two dozen oysters, an afternoon bushwacker, and a few fish sammies. I got the Cajun grilled grouper this time (below), and though the fish is just as succulent and buttery, the fried version still wins out.

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From My Kitchen: Chili Honey Butter

We've got a new partnership with Padma Lakshmi!

We've got a new partnership with Padma Lakshmi! The host of the Emmy-winning Top Chef, writer, and designer started Padma Lakshmi, a social networking site that celebrates our favorite topics, including food adventures, recipes, and party planning. She'll be dishing up goodies for us here on YumSugar monthly. Today, Padma sings the virtues of a lesser-known condiment: homemade chili honey butter.



Chili . . . honey . . . butter. Need I say more? It's actually dangerous to keep this condiment around because you will find yourself buttering your toast with it, frying up eggs with a bit of it melted in the pan, not to mention making home fries, too. And that's just breakfast. It can be used to sauté green beans and carrots, to brush on grilled fish, even to baste a whole chicken for roasting.

Related: Global Pantry: Garam Masala

Get her recipe after the break.

Cooking Basics

7 Reasons You Should Love Tea

We've just wrapped up National Tea Month and learned plenty about different teas along the way.

We've just wrapped up National Tea Month and learned plenty about different teas along the way. Tea, like wine, is a complex and intricate subject, but now we feel ready and able to brew the best cup of tea ever. If you weren't a tea lover before this month, here are seven reasons you should become one.

Source: Thinkstock, Flickr User A Girl With Tea, Flickr User abon

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Savory Sight: Chocolate-Covered Potato Sticks

My Fare Foodie proves once again that you pretty much can't go wrong combining chocolate with something salty.

My Fare Foodie proves once again that you pretty much can't go wrong combining chocolate with something salty. Here, she gives us her take on chocolate-covered potato chips.

This twist on chocolate-covered potato chips has the perfect sweet-to-salty ratio.

For the recipe, visit her blog, and for more tasty recipes and food photos, visit our Savory Sights community group.