RECIPE: A Chocolate Dirt Cake Pot For National Chocolate Day

[1] A different way to enjoy chocolate on National Chocolate Day (photo The Venetian | Las Vegas). [2] Halloween-ify it with season Oreos (photo Walmart). [3] Trade the flower lollipop for chocolate spooky pops (photo Melville Candy).   October 28th is National Chocolate Day, and pastry chefs nationwide are outdoing themselves. Most of the recipes…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pommes Anna, As A Salad Course

October 27th is National Potato Day. For your nibbling pleasure, we present a classic of French cuisine. Pommes Anna (photo #1), sometimes known in English by the less melodic Anna Potatoes, is a French potato casserole beloved for its crispy edges. It is presented as a beautiful round, then served in slices. It’s a special-occasion…
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FOOD FUN: Good & Plenty

October 24th is National Good & Plenty Day, celebrating the oldest branded candy in the U.S. It’s an American version of the licorice pastilles that have been made in Europe for hundreds of years. Good & Plenty candies are narrow capsule shapes of sweet black licorice, coated in both bright pink and white hard candy…
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RECIPE: Cranberry Orange Brussels Sprouts

This recipe (photo #1), from Two Peas And Their Pod, would be at home on Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner tables; but why wait until then? It’s a delicious way to enjoy Brussels sprouts through the fall and winter seasons—and we have more recipes at the end of this article. Brussels sprouts buying tips: While larger…
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RECIPE: Succotash With Lima Beans, Corn & Zucchini

To viewers of Looney Toons cartoons, “Sufferin’ succotash!” was a phrase uttered often by Sylvester the Cat, when annoyed or surprised. Why Sylvester suffering at the thought of eating succotash? Perhaps he didn’t like lima beans? We hereby ask Warner Brothers to weigh in. Lima beans are a love-‘em-or-hate ‘em food. We have a solution…
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