Category: Food Facts – Food History

RECIPES: Frozen Chocolate Cheesecake & Stout Pops, Chocolate Stout Float & The History Of Stout

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Here are two fun, warm-day dessert recipes for the beer crowd, using stout. The history of stout is below, but let’s hop right to the recipes. Any stout pairs deliciously with anything chocolate. And chocolate stout (photo #1) pairs even better. RECIPE #1: FROZEN CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE STOUT POPS We are the Will Rogers of cheesecake:…
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RECIPE: Hazelnut Crunch Cake Layer Cake

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June 1st is National Hazelnut Cake Day (see all of the food holidays). We used to make one every year with a delicious, but alas discontinued, white chocolate hazelnut cake mix from The King’s Cupboard (which still makes some of the best chocolate and caramel sauces, including organic and sugar-free varieties). So we had to…
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Chocolate-Dipped & Double Chocolate Coconut Macaroon Recipes

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May 31st is National Macaroon Day, and June 3rd is National Chocolate Macaroon Day. Here, yummmy recipes for both regular macaroons can be dipped in chocolate, and chocolate macaroons dipped in chocolate. If you’re a coconut lover, resistance is futile! Below: > A brief history of macaroons and the difference between macaroons and macarons. >…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Mashed (Or Smashed) Pea Toast, The New Avocado Toast

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[1] Mashed avocado toast gives way to mashed green pea toast, called Smashed Pea Toast at Bluestone Lane, a group of Australian-inspired cafés in New York City, Hoboken and Philadelphia. [2] Served Caprese-style. Here’s the recipe from Two Peas And Their Pod. [3] Esquites-style: Mexican corn salad with cotija cheese, lime and cilantro. Here’s the…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Bela Sardines & Mackerel

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[1] Close-up on a school of sardines (photo courtesy AP | Ventura County Star). [2] Cleaned, cooked and canned by BELA Brands (photos #2, #3 and #4 courtesy BELA). [3] Our favorite brand, Bela from Portugal. [4] Open the can and… [5] Dig in (photo © Food52). [6] Easy tapas, with tomato or pimento on…
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