Chocolate Pecan Pie Recipe & The History Of Pecans

Updated August 2026 August 20th is National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day (April is National Pecan Month, April 14th is National Pecan Day, July 12th is National Pecan Pie Day, and here are the year’s 38 nut holidays—and the year’s 31 pie holidays. Our only question regarding this delicious pie: Why eat heavy pecan pie during…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Creative Icebox Cakes & Homemade Chocolate Wafers Recipes

[1] The original ice box cake was made by Nabisco. Wafers and whipped cream were assembled and then frozen, to make cutting easy. After the taller cake became popular, the original version was named Refrigerator Roll (photo courtesy Nabisco). [2] The cake evolved into the classic Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafer Ice Box Cake, a tall…
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Classic & Creative Recipes For National Lemon Meringue Pie Day

Updated August 2026 August 15th is National Lemon Meringue Pie Day, celebrating one of America’s favorite pies. It’s a lemon custard single crust pie topped with fluffy meringue, made from egg whites and sugar. Below: > America’s favorite pies. > The history of lemon meringue pie. > The recipe for Lemon Meringue Pie and variations.…
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