It’s National Gluten Free Day. What’s A Gluten-Free Diet?

  National Gluten Free Day is January 13th. If you don’t have gluten sensitivities or celiac disease, are there benefits to a gluten-free diet? The claimed benefits of the diet are improved health, weight loss and more energy. But this is anecdotal; more research is needed before anything is confirmed or negated. In fact, the…
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Gift Of The Day: Minnie Beasley’s Almond Lace Tuiles

[1] Minnie Beasley’s gift tin, filled to the brim with simply delectable almond tuiles (photos #1, #2, #3, and #__ © Minnie Beasley’s). [2] If you’re ordering for yourself and don’t need the gift tin, your tuiles come in a brown bag. The chocolate flavor, shown here, mixes cocoa powder with the standard almonds, butter,…
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Weekend Baking: Chocolate Macadamia Macaroon Cookies

Why is it that we only think of baking macaroons around Passover? This cookie, composed of coconut and egg whites, was created by Italian Jews for the eight days of Passover, because it has no flour or leavening (which cannot be eaten during the observance). The recipe was introduced to other European Jews and became…
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National Ham & Eggs Day Recipe…On A Waffle & All The Holidays

While there isn’t a specific “National Ham and Eggs Day,” March 26th is Make Up Your Own Holiday Day. To celebrate, we present a recipe for a savory, fun, and totally delicious combination of ham and eggs on a waffle. The egg yolk drizzles down over the waffle, and you can even add a drop…
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Gift: Blue & Popcorn Flour Blends For Pancake & Waffle Lovers

[1] Hot off the griddle: popcorn pancakes (photos #1, #2, #3, #6, #7, #8, #9 © Long Table Pancakes). [2] An ear of popcorn looks like regular corn, but extra moisture in the kernels allows it to pop (photo © C Z Grains). [3] The three varieties of Long Table heirloom pancake and flour blends.…
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