A Different PB&J Sandwich For National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day

April 2nd is National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day. We’ve enjoyed PB&J sandwiches every which way, but here’s a different PB&J sandwich from Fix & Fogg, manufacturers of our favorite artisanal peanut butter. For fun and a bit of tart flavor, they added crunchy freeze-dried raspberry flakes to match the raspberry jam (photo #1). Freeze-dried…
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St. Patrick’s Day Recipe: Green Pesto Cream Cheese Spread For Bagels & More

We have plenty of St. Patrick’s Day recipes, but here’s a new one to start your day: Green Pesto Cream Cheese & Bagels. Yes, some places will be selling plain green bagels for St. Patrick’s Day. But if want your favorite bagel topping—poppyseed, sesame, everything, whatever—it couldn’t be simpler to make a St. Pat’s bagel…
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Muffaletta Sandwich Recipe For Mardi Gras, Parties & Picnics

[1] The iconic muffaletta sandwich from New Orleans, perfect for Mardi Gras (recipe plus photos #1 and 2 © Chabaso Bakery | New Haven). [2] Chabaso uses their semolina ciabatta loaf for the muffaletta sandwich. [3] A packed muffaletta from Gelson’s Market (photo © Gelson’s). [4] This muffaletta sandwich was made the easy way, with…
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Sour Cream Apple Pie Toast Recipe For Breakfast Or Dessert

[1] This breakfast toast or snack is apple pie filling plus goat cheese or sour cream (photos #1 and #2 © Roth Cheese | Facebook). [2] Roth makes 8-ounce logs of plain goat cheese, and 4-ounce logs of blueberry, garlic, honey, and seasonal cranberry logs. [3] The original recipe used sourdough, but we think country…
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It’s National Patty Melt Day. What’s A Patty Melt?

[1] A patty melt with fries (photo © Spread & Co. | Austin). [3] This patty melt at Spread & Co. in Austin, Texas places the beef patty on thick brioche, with pimento cheese caramelized onions and pickles, plus a “secret sauce” (photo © Spread & Co.). [3] This recipe uses swirled marble rye bread…
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