RECIPE: Stout Doughnut Holes With Bacon Jam

[1] Doughnut holes filled with bacon jam (photo © The Nibble). [2] A yummy dessert or snack: ice cream, donut holes, and an espresso (photo © The Nibble).   Updated August 2026 June 6th is National Donut Day, commemorating the “donut lassies,” female Salvation Army volunteers who provided doughnuts—and also writing supplies, stamps, clothes-mending and…
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Hummingbird Coffee Cake Recipe & Hummingbird Cake History

The recipe for Hummingbird Cake, a southern tradition like Red Velvet Cake, was first submitted by a reader to Southern Living magazine and published in the February 1978 issue. Here’s that first printed recipe for Hummingbird Cake. There was no explanation of the name (we have it below), but Food Timeline cites a 1985 article…
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RECIPE: Easy Blueberry Cheesecake Topping & More Ways To Use It

[1] Make a blueberry topping for your cheesecake with fresh or frozen blueberries (photos #1 and #3 © Cheesecake.com). [2] You can serve smaller bites (photo © Asellina | NYC). [3] You can also swirl the blueberry topping into the cheesecake batter or just on the top (photo: The Nibble). [4] How about a blueberry…
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