Discovering a Shore Thing at Lake Titicaca

On the border between Peru and Bolivia sits Lake Titicaca, considered sacred by the Incas, who believed that the creator god Viracocha rose from its depths to create the sun, moon, stars, and first humans. As I hiked along the winding path next to the lake I wondered what treasures it might hold?

Peruvian Style Trout Ceviche

Peruvian Style Trout Ceviche showcases the simplicity of one of Peru’s favorite dishes. Light and refreshing yet flavorful, this ceviche recipe is easy to make with just a handful of ingredients.

Taste Along with Cube Libre and Rum and Coke

Why the Cuba Libre Hates Being Called a Rum and Coke

The Cuba Libre is a bright, delicious island drink with a great origin story that more than likely was completely made up, but still hasn’t been enough to get the Cuba Libre out from under the shadows of its simple-minded cousin the Rum and Coke.

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8-Speed Immersion Blender

This 8-speed immersion blender from Utalent has everything you need in a hand blender. With a 250 watt motor, 5 attachments, and a variable speed setting that makes it easy to mix up whatever you’ve got going in the kitchen.

The 4 blade system chops everything up nice and smooth, helping to smooth out your toughest ingredients. The hand blender also comes with a 5-in-1 attachment that includes a mixing wand, milk frother, 500ml Food Chopper, 600ml Beaker, and Egg Whisk.

A few of our favorite recipes to make with an immersion blender are a nice cool Summer Gazpacho, an Ancho Chili Sweet Potato Puree filled with the flavors of the southwest, and our favorite BBQ Sauce.

Ziploc Twist ‘n Loc Container

Ziplock Twist n Loc containers are a great way to store food at home. The screw-on lids help prevent messes and make it easy to store liquids in the fridge or freezer.

These reusable containers also work great for storing nuts, cereal, and other pantry items.

The containers are microwave, freezer, and dishwasher safe making them ideal for storing soups and stews. If you want to learn about using these containers to store frozen soup read 7 Healthy and Delicious Soups to Freeze for Later.

ThermoPro Wireless Digital Cooking Thermometer with Dual Probe

A perfectly cooked meal requires a perfect temperature reading. Whether cooking from the family cookbook or merely trying something new, getting that accurate and exact temperature will always get you the best results.

With a mobile receiver, this ThermoPro digital cooking thermometer will keep you updated on the temperature of your meal, feel free to mingle, do chores or watch TV without ever having to get up and go outside to check on your food! With a 300 foot range, this is a perfect digital thermometer for the smoker.

Equipped with dual-probe technology, you have the option of using two meat probes for reading the internal temperature of two types of meat or whatever you’ve stuck in the smoker or oven.

You can even buy a nice little case for it.

A few dishes to use this thermometer with are our Smoked Beef Roast or Smoked Turkey recipes. For even more check out our grilling and smoking sections.

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