Category: Holidays & Occasions

RECIPE: Gourmet Cheeseburger Hot Pockets

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[1] There’s a cheeseburger and pickles inside the pocket (both photos © Steakhouse Elite).   Maximize the fun and minimize the drips with this recipe for homemade hot pockets from Steakhouse Elite.     RECIPE: CHEESEBURGER POCKETS Ingredients For Four Pockets 1 pound ground beef 4 slices cheese, your choice ¼ cup minced sweet onion…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Gourmet Hot Dog Recipes For Labor Day

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A hot dog Boston-style, topped with baked beans, crumbled bacon and chopped red onion. Photo courtesy Applegate.   If you didn’t whip up some gourmet hot dogs on July 23rd, National Hot Dog Day, Labor Day Weekend is another opportunity to strut your hot dog stuff. In case you’re thinking chili cheese dogs, corn dogs…
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Original & Strawberry Gimlet Recipes & The Gimlet History

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[1] Finish summer in style with a Strawberry Basil Gimlet (photo © Ruth’s Chris Steak House). [2] A classic Gimlet. The recipe is below (Abacus Photo).   Here‘s a “berry” summery drink: a Strawberry Basil Gimlet. If you’re not a gin fan, you can substitute tequila or vodka. We were inspired by this photo from…
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FOOD HOLIDAY & RECIPE: Ice Cream Cupcakes

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No-bake ice cream cupcakes. Photo courtesy Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.   For July 21, National Ice Cream Day, we made these no-bake ice cream cupcakes. They’re cupcakes in the sense that they’re made in cupcake liners, but with cookie crumbs instead of baked cake. Thus, the cookie crumbles and the oven stays off. If you…
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FOOD HOLIDAY & RECIPE: Peach Ice Cream

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Peach ice cream. Photo courtesy Haagen-Dazs.   It’s National peach Ice Cream Day. Peaches originated in China and have been cultivated since about 1000 B.C.E. Here are more peach facts. To celebrate the holiday, QVC has sent us chef David Venable’s recipe for homemade, fresh peach ice cream. If you’d like a classic custard-base French…
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