National Butterbrot Day, a.k.a. German Sandwich Day: Recipes & More

September 25th celebrates a food that may not be familiar to many Americans, yet here it is: National Butterbrot Day, also known as National German Sandwich Day. We might call it bread and butter. It’s a simple, open-faced German sandwich called a Butterbrot (“buttered bread”) and it’s a favorite German snack. At it’s simplest, it’s…
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Carnal Beef Sticks: A Truffled Meat Snack Made By Michelin Chefs

[1] Beef sticks, also called meat sticks (and made with other meats and poultry), are a growing market (photo © PS Seasoning). [2] As of this writing, the jerky is sold out, but the beef sticks are available (photos #2, #3, and #4 © Carnal Jerky). [3] Carnal Beef Sticks, our new favorite meat snack.…
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A Beef Stroganoff Recipe & Other Stroganoffs For National Beef Stroganoff Day

[1] A super-easy version of Beef Stroganoff. The recipe is below (unless otherwise indicated, photos are © Taste Of Home). [2] In this version, the beef and noodles are mixed together in the pot. Here’s the recipe (photo © The Real Food Dieticians). [3] You can make Beef Stroganoff in a crockpot or Instant Pot.…
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Pairing Wine With Sushi, Sashimi, Poke, & Any Raw Fish Dish

We at a lot of sushi, and typically default to sake or beer to accompany it. That’s because we’re fussy about wine, and most neighborhood places around us tend to have generic jug wines. But the number of upscale sushi emporia is mushrooming in our town, with omakase dinners from $150 to the Hinoki Counter…
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Chicken Poke Bowls: A Recipe & Poke Bowl History

National Poke Day, which celebrates the traditional Hawaiian dish, takes place on September 28th*. And, September is both National Chicken Month and National Rice Month. So how about something different: chicken poke bowls! If you don’t already know poke, it’s a dish of diced, marinated raw fish that’s considered a local comfort food in Hawaii.…
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