Brigadoon Tea Gift For Leap Year (Leap Day is February 29th)

[1] Brigadoon breakfast tea, available on February 29, 2024 (photos #1 and #2 © Adagio Teas). [2] The charming Brigadoon tea tin is a keeper. [3] A poster of the 1954 film (image via Wikipedia).   The elusive Brigadoon Breakfast tea appears only on Leap Day, February 29th—a day that only appears on the calendar…
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How About A Frito Pie Recipe For National Frito Pie Day?

[1] Frito Pie. It’s a casserole; but then, Boston Cream Pie is a cake (photo © Taste Of Home). [2] Fritos (photo by Mx. Granger | Wikipedia). [3] Chopped beef (photo © Good Eggs). [4] Shredded Cheddar (photo © Darryl Brooks | Dreamstime). [5] Red enchilada sauce gives better color than green enchilada sauce (photo…
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A Sticky Toffee Pudding Recipe For National Sticky Toffee Pudding Day

January 23rd is National Sticky Toffee Pudding Day, celebrating a classic British dessert that is too seldom found in the U.S. But let’s put an end to that: There’s a delicious recipe below. Sticky Toffee Pudding is not a pudding as Americans know it, but a steamed sponge cake with toffee sauce. Sticky toffee pudding…
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Homemade Sriracha Sauce: An Easy Recipe For National Hot Sauce Day

[1] A different homemade sriracha recipe, from Good Housekeeping, is milder, using Fresno chiles, jarred roasted red peppers, and dark brown sugar (photo © Good Housekeeping). [2] Red sriracha sauce requires red jalapeños. Want to grow your own? Head here (photo © Ball Horticultural Company). [3] Red serrano chiles. Green chiles are less ripe, and…
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RECIPE: Green Bean Salad With Bacon Vinaigrette & Bacon Garnish

If your salads have the winter blahs, you can revive them with bright red vegetables, fruits (apples, pears, dried cranberries, pomegranate arils), other colorful produce, and nuts. Another idea: Make this snappy salad with green beans instead of lettuce. You can make it with cooked green beans, but we like the beans to be raw…
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