TIP OF THE DAY: Irish Lamb Stew For St. Patrick’s Day

[1] Irish lamb stew, made with pearled barley (all photos © Guinness). [2] A pint of Guinness, once the world’s top-selling beer†. [3] Arthur Guinness founded the brewery in 1759. It’s the world’s oldest continuing brewery.   If you like lamb, there’s no better excuse to make lamb stew than St. Patrick’s Day. Lamb shoulder,…
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National Ranch Dressing Day & The History Of Ranch Dressing

[1] Freshly made buttermilk/ranch dressing. The recipe is below (Nibble photo). [2] A wedge salad with buttermilk/ranch dressing. Here’s the recipe (photo © Creative Culinary). [3] Crudités with buttermilk/ranch dressing (photo © The Fry Family Unsplash. [4] America’s #1 bottled dressing, Hidden Valley Ranch (at right) and the runner-up, Kraft. By the way, Hidden Valley…
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10+ Ways To Flavor Meatballs: Meatball Recipes Part 2

[1] Chicken meatballs served with a vegetable patty and artistic salad, at Ikea (photo © Ikea. [2] Meatballs stuffed with foie gras at Cheu Noodle Bar (photo © Tina Wong | The Wandering Eater). [3] Polpette de tonno, tuna meatballs. Here’s the recipe from Ricette Della Nonna (photo © Ricette Della Nonna). [4] Keftedes, Greek…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Chocolate Peanut Butter Irish Soda Bread

We love Irish soda bread, in the traditional recipe with raisins and a savory version made with cheddar cheese (in the same article). But here’s a version of Irish soda bread that is not tradition in the Emerald Isle. It was created by Christine Fischer of Wry Toast Eats. Christine uses Chocolate Dreams peanut butter…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 10+ Ways To Flavor Meatballs

[1] Spaghetti-stuffed meatballs. Here’s the recipe from Thrillist (photo © Drew Swantak). [2] Lamb and feta meatballs; here’s the recipe from Smitten Kitchen (photo © Smitten Kitchen). [3] Vietnamese who with meatballs. Here’s the recipe from Cooking And Beer (photo ©