Lemon Bars Recipe & History For National Lemon Bar Day

  [1] Yummy lemon bars cut into rectangles. The recipe is below (photos #1, #2, #3, and #5 © King Arthur Baking). [2] Cut into squares instead of rectangles. [3] Delicious with coffee, hot or iced. [4] We’re ready to juice, Mr. DeMille (photo © Dominika Roseclay | Pexels). [5] Use all-purpose flour. King Arthur’s…
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It’s National Chocolate Wafer Day. What’s A Wafer?

  [1] The Central European recipe for thin wafers came to the U.S. in the mid-1700s with émigrés from Moravia (photo © Dewey’s Moravian Cookies). [2] Nabisco sold millions of boxes to home cooks to make various icebox cake recipes. Word on the street was that they were discontinued, but they may be back some…
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For July 4th: A Red, White & Blue Hot Dog Pizza Recipe

In addition to hot dogs on the grill, here’s something different for July 4th week: a red, white, and blue pizza. You can also make the pizza on the grill (here’s how). When you don’t want a red, white, and blue theme, use white waxy potatoes instead of the blue variety. Or, ditch the sliced…
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Thai Glass Noodle Salad Recipe For National Salad Month

[1] Thai glass noodle salad. The recipe is below (photo © Taste Of Home). [2] Uncooked glass noodles (photo © Phuumy Noodles | Amazon). [3] Glass noodles turn translucent when cooked (photo © Dangmyeon |Wikipedia. [4] Tamari, a gluten-free alternative to soy sauce. (photo © San-J). [5] Soy sauce. The difference between soy sauce is…
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A Homemade Devil Dog Recipe For National Devil Dog Day

What food is celebrated on April 27th? It’s National Devil Dog Day! Drake’s Bakeries, originally known as Drake’s Cakes, introduced the Devil Dog—essentially a whoopie pie shaped like a hot dog—in 1926. The two layers of devil’s food cake filled with cream really took off. > In addition to a recipe for homemade devil dogs,…
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