From Faith — I want antioxidants in my diet, and as little sugar as possible, except when I splurge. That’s why I put a spoonful of truly raw organic cacao powder (ground bean) in my cup of chai tea each morning. If I’m in the mood, I add a touch of high quality ground cinnamon. […]
Recipes
Top Quality Milk Chocolate Bars
Better beans. A slightly darker roast. Richer milk. More cocoa. This is the new recipe chocolate artisans are using to different degrees to turn out very high quality milk chocolate bars. Here’s the list of some of the best milk chocolate makers posted by our colleagues at Serious Eats: 1. Fruition, Hudson Valley, NY 2. […]
Chris’s Chili Spice Recipe
Making a batch of chili? Here’s the spice mix senior contributor Chris Prosperi keeps on hand.
El Real’s Chili con Carne, Courtesy of Robb Walsh
This real-deal chili is from El Real in Houston, TX, so you know it’s got to be good. Use Robb Walsh’s homemade chili powder for a truly authentic Tex-Mex chili.
Robb Walsh’s Homemade Chili Powder
This recipe is reprinted with permission from The Chili Cookbook: A History of the One-Pot Classic, with Cook-Off Worthy Recipes from Three-Bean to Four-Alarm and Con Carne to Vegetarian by Robb Walsh, copyright © 2015. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Easy Cocktails: The Smoked Manhattan, Perfect for a Chili Party
We know beer goes well with chili, but guess what will make a spoonful of chili get up and dance…bourbon! Even better — a Smoked Manhattan, combining bourbon with sweet vermouth, a little rye and bitters, served over ice. When we asked our chief cocktail contributor Anthony DeSerio to create something that would be the […]