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February 21st is National Sticky Bun Day. Sticky buns and cinnamon rolls were the biggest treat of our childhood breakfasts: Better than waffles or pancakes. The Horn & Hardart Automat, Americas’s first fast food chain, had such popular items that customers clamored to take them home. They set up a retail arm to package and…
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How about an old-fashioned sponge candy recipe? It has that “honeycomb crunch” and can be made for Passover. A recipe is below, thanks to our colleague Hannah Kaminsky of Bittersweet Blog. She wondered about the old-fashioned confection variously known as: Angel food candy (Wisconsin) Cinder toffee (Canada and U.K.) Dalgona (South Korea) Fairy food candy…
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The first Thursday of April National Burrito Day. You don’t have to twist most arms to enjoy one. THE NIBBLE is having a lunch of gourmet burritos. Below: > Gourmet burrito ingredients. > Burrito history. > The modern burrito. Elsewhere on The Nibble: > The year’s 25+ Mexican and Tex-Mex food holidays. …
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We’ve had Top Pick jerkys before, but they are few and far between. Even small-batch artisan brands can be too tough for us, and/or leave remnants of gristle. Not so with Jeff’s Famous Jerky. Each variety we tried was melt-in-your-mouth tender, with exquisite flavor. When you can say jerky has exquisite flavor, you know you’ve…
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[1] A classic BLT. Here’s the recipe from Southern Living (photo © Southern Living). [2] How about a lobster BLT with optional avocado and a side of sweet potato chips?| You deserve it Here’s the recipe from How Sweet Eats (photo © The Nibble). [3] A turkey avocado BLT. Here’s the recipe from Culinary Hill…
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