Category: Food Facts – Food History

20 Spinach Recipes & Spinach History For National Spinach Day

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These 20+ spinach recipes give you more than enough ideas for celebrating the year’s 7 spinach holidays: January 17: Popeye The Sailor Man Day March 26: National Spinach Day June 17: National Eat Your Vegetables Day July 16th: National Fresh Spinach Day September, 2nd Full Week: National Folic Acid Awareness Week October: Spinach Lovers Month…
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PRODUCT: Facundo Baccardi Premium Rum & A Chocolate Banana Cocktail Recipe

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[1] Chocolate banana cocktail. The recipe is below (photos #1, #2 and #3 © Bacardi). [2] Ready for its close up: Facundo Neo rum. [3] The Facundo Bacardi Rum Collection.   Weekends are a time for testing new cocktail recipes. The Chocolate Banana Cocktail Recipe below is from the Facundo Rum Collection, a luxury portfolio.…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Seed + Mill Halva Is Artisan Halva Heaven

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[1] Clockwise from top: rose, cinnamon, pistachio and coffee (all photos © Seed + Mill). [2] Chocolate chile halva. [3] Lavender halva. [4] From the front: chocolate orange, date, lemongrass and marble. [5] Caffeinated, with ground coffee beans. [6] Vanilla topped with Pop Rocks. [7] A halva dessert plate: mixed flavors and fruits. [8] Dessert…
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RECIPE: Melba Toast Recipes & History For National Melba Toast Day

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[1] Melba toast and olive tapenade. Here’s the recipe from Sprinkles & Sprouts (photo © Sprinkles & Sprouts). [2] Chicken liver paté and Melba toast, with a dab of marmalade. recipeHere’s the recipe from Drizzle And Drip (photo © Drizzle And Dip). [3] Salmon tartare and melba toast. Here’s the recipe from Olive Magazine. Crackers…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Asparagus Season Tips, Tricks & Recipes

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Our favorite harbinger of spring has landed in the market. There are numerous spring fruits and vegetables that are eagerly awaited by food enthusiasts; but our favorite is asparagus. Fresh-harvested domestic asparagus is as flavorful and affordable as it gets. Bonus: asparagus has just three calories per medium spear, and contains no fat or cholesterol.…
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