Easy Pumpkin Mousse Recipe & The History Of Mousse

Whether you need an easy pumpkin dessert for Thanksgiving—no baking, gluten free!—or feel like mousse at any time of the year, here’s a recipe from Straus Family Creamery of California. National Mousse Day is November 30th. National Chocolate Mousse Day is April 3rd. > The history of mousse is below. > The history of pumpkins.…
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SuckerPunch Pickle Packets For National Pickle Day

[1] SuckerPunch pickles are a convenient, low-calorie snack, shown here with Destihl SuckerPunch Dill Pickle Sour Beer (all photos © SuckerPunch Gourmet). [2] Pickles at the pool. [3] Pickles in the kitchen. Snack away1   Snack A Pickle Time, September 13th, is a more unusually named food holiday. There’s also Shape Up With Pickles Time,…
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Cacio e Pepe Recipe For National Cacio e Pepe Day

[1] Cacio e Pepe, a dish that dates to ancient Roman times (photos #1, #2, and #3 © DeLallo). [2] If you make the recipe often, consider making compound butter to make the task quicker. [3] While spaghetti is the classic cut, you can choose anything you’d like. Here, it’s gnocchi. [4] Today’s DOP Pecorino…
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Happy Salt Caramel Day & The History Of Salt (Salted) Caramels

[1] Our favorite salted caramel: the salted lavender caramel from Lillie Belle Farms (photos #1 and #2 © The Nibble). [2] A look inside. [3] The original: Henri Le Roux’s salted caramel with crushed nuts (photos #3 and #4 © Maison Le Roux). [4] Le Roux caramels, individually wrapped. [5] Caramels infused with bacon and…
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Anchovies On Your Pizza On National Pizza With Everything (Except Anchovies) Day

[1] An anchovy pizza with Picholine olives (photo © Gordon Ramsay Group). [2] A top-quality anchovy is plump and jarred in real olive oil (photo © Vital Choice). [3] This anchovy pizza is also topped with Picholine olives and banana peppers. Here’s the recipe (photo © DeLallo). [4] A white pizza with anchovies. Here’s the…
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