Ok, the truth is that at MaisonBisson we celebrate all holidays with a drink. Since we take cocktails quite seriously, I wanted something very pretty for the little Fourth of July soiree we were having. I have found that the secret to a perfect strawberry daiquiri is using frozen strawberries. I also [...]

Posted July 4, 2007 by Sandee
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Let the vexillographers cringe, flag desecration never tasted so good.
Sure, it’s barbecue season, but that’s no reason not to enjoy breakfast. And what better way to break fast on the Fourth of July than to dress waffles as sugary, fruity flags? Do that with your hamburgers. Do that with your potato salad. Do that with [...]

Posted July 4, 2006 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Kitchen, Politics & Controversy, Warren. Tags: banana, bananas, blueberries, blueberry, flag, fourth of july, fruit, independence day, july 4, july 4th, patriotic, patriotism, raspberries, raspberry, red white and blue, stars. Be the first one.

NPR’s food essayist Bonny Wolf reported yesterday on the 100th birthday of the popsicle for Weekend Edition Sunday (listen in RealAudio).
Like so many brilliant inventions, it happened by accident in 1905. And through a century of change, it remains a consistent American icon, stick and all.
It all started, apparently, with a forgotten bottle of soda [...]

Posted July 4, 2005 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Kitchen. Tags: 100 years, 100th birthday of the popsicle, birthday, fourth of july, fourthofjuly, ice cream novelties, ice cream novelty, july 4, july 4th, july fourth, popsicle, soda pop. Be the first one.