This month we went off-menu at Mister Softee (if you haven’t yet tried asking for them to add a fresh banana to your vanilla shake, you’re welcome), sampled vibrant magenta prickly pear wine, and cut through the late-summer heat with Suze, a tasty French apéritif.
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Fluffy and sweet, lotus seed buns are a popular treat at Chinese bakeries. As the name implies, they’re flavored with a paste made from lotus flower seeds, which have a light, chestnut-like flavor. This recipe for homemade buns has been perfected to work with either low-gluten flour, or all-purpose. Hot from the steamer, they’re a confection not to be missed. The only thing that could make them either better is a cup of bubble tea. Get Recipe!
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