Rarebit: It’s what’s for dinner!

Ingredients • 16 diagonal baguette slices (about 1/4” to 1/3”) • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter • 1 tablespoon flour • 1/2 cup porter • 1/4 cup milk (use whole milk for a creamier texture) • 1 teaspoon dry mustard • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper • 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar (sharper is better) • 1…

Almond Mocha Mudslide by Monin®

Almond Mocha Mudslide Ingredients 1 ½ oz. Monin® Toasted Almond Mocha Syrup ½ oz. Monin® Espresso Syrup ½ oz. Monin® Dark Chocolate Sauce 4 oz. vanilla smoothie mix Ice  Preparation Combine ingredients, except ice, in blender Fill serving glass with ice and pour into blender Blend until smooth, then pour into your serving glass Garnish…

Torani® Frozen Pumpkin Pie Frappe

Torani® Frozen Pumpkin Pie Frappe 1 shot espresso 5 oz Torani® Real Cream Frappe Base ½ oz Torani® Pumpkin Pie Sauce 2 cups ice Layer ingredients in blender pitcher. Blend to desired consistency, and serve.

French Onion Soup

Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter (unsalted if you have it) 2 Tablespoons olive oil 4 cups sliced onion 4 cans beef broth (10.5 ounce size) 2 Tablespoons dry sherry or red wine 1 teaspoon dried thyme Salt and pepper to taste 4 slices French bread, toasted firm 4 slices provolone 2 slices Swiss cheese 1/4 cup…

Tropicana® Blended Yum!

For a delectable taste of summer… Ingredients: 1 scoop, crushed ice ½ banana 1-2 ounces of cream 1 ounce of Tropicana® 100% Juice ½ ounce of simple syrup 1 ounce rum (optional) Directions: Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend until thoroughly blended together. Enjoy!

Parmesan and Gruyere Souffle

Parmesan and Gruyere Soufflé Recipe Ingredients 3 tablespoons butter, plus melted butter for the baking dishes 2 1/2 tablespoons flour 1 1/4 cups milk 4 eggs 1/2 cup finely grated Gruyere cheese 1 cup finely grated Parmesan, plus more for the baking dishes Salt and freshly ground pepper Pinch cayenne pepper Freshly grated nutmeg Directions…

Tropicana Tequila Sunrise

Ingredients: 1.5 oz tequila, chilled 4 oz Tropicana 100% Juice Orange Juice 1 dash grenadine Directions: Add tequila and orange juice to a chilled high ball with ice, stir. Pour the grenadine gently into the glass (it should sink to the bottom). Garnish with an orange slice and a cherry.  Enjoy!

National Lasagna Day

On Monday we will celebrate the ever-popular National Lasagna Day, in honor of the tasty food that is enjoyed across our great nation and beyond.  But have you ever wondered how your favorite casserole of pasta, tomato sauce (with or without ground beef or sausage) and cheese came from? First things first: Lasagna is singular,…

Grapefruit + Cinco de Mayo = Delicious!

Just in time for Cinco de Mayo we have a few recipes for you to enjoy! And this year it is all about the tart, refreshing taste of fresh-squeezed grapefruit! Paloma 1 T. fresh lime juice ¼ c. fresh grapefruit juice 1 t. sugar ¼ c. light tequila ¼ c. club soda Directions: Start with…

Tax Day – Inevitable & Unavoidable

Tax Day. It’s inevitable. Unavoidable. It lingers in the back of your mind and, if you are anything like me, you let it simmer there as long as possible before facing it. The pile of forms and the even-bigger pile of tax laws—some apply to you and some don’t, and just figuring that part out…