Winter Squash & Peanut Sauce Recipe For Hispanic Heritage Month

If you like winter squash and peanuts, here’s a side dish that’s delicious and good for you. Called Calabeza Con Pipián Rojo in Spanish, it’s comforting roasted winter squash with beautiful seasoning, covered with a spicy peanut sauce. Pipián rojo is a peanut sauce from the central Pacific region of Mexico, and is typically served…
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TOP PICK: Cambio Coffee, Organic & In Recyclable Aluminum K-Cups

[1] Cambio’s aluminum K-Cup: totally recyclable for the same price as plastic (photos #1, #2, and #4 © Cambio Roasters). [2] Aluminum pods are airtight. Unlike with plastic pods, the flavor and aroma won’t evaporate six months after they’re packed.. [3] The result: a rich, aromatic cup of coffee (photo courtesy SXC). [4] There are…
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Rosh Hashanah Recipes Including Zoodle Kugel With Zucchini

This year, the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, begins October 2nd at sundown*. A traditional part of the festival’s dinner is kugel (KOO-gull), a casserole-like (or baked pudding-like) side that is served as part of the main course. The name means, simply enough, “head (i.e. beginning) of the year.” Kugel, in Yiddish, is a baked…
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No-Bake Key Lime Bars Recipe For National Key Lime Pie Day

  [1] Key lime bars instead of pie. The recipe is below (photos #1 and #2 © Go Bold With Butter). [2] These bars work as a casual dessert or something fancier. You can garnish the tops with whipped cream. We like to add a piece of chocolate-covered orange peel. [3] Key limes, plucked from…
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Peanut Butter & Jelly + Corn Flakes Sandwich Recipe

A peanut butter and jelly sandwich made crunchy with a layer of Corn Flakes? Why not? Recipes follow (photos #5 and #6), but here’s how the idea began. First came the chip butty. A chip butty, chip barm* or chip bun (photo #5) is a British working class recipe, a sandwich filled with chips (British…
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