Category: Food Facts – Food History

RECIPE: Maple Syrup Blondies & The History Of Blondies

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January 22nd is National Blonde Brownie Day, and May 9th is National Butterscotch Brownie Day. Both are earlier names for a blondie. Some blondies have chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, toffee chips, or an assortment. Nuts are optional. The blondie got its name because as a brownie recipe without the cocoa, it was pale. Over time,…
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Homemade Peppermint Patties Recipe & Patty Vs. Pattie

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February 11th is National Peppermint Patty Day. Whip up a batch today, and make extras to hand out on Valentine’s Day. (For Valentine patties, top with heart-shaped sprinkles or Conversation Hearts.) > The recipe is below. > Most people get it wrong (including York): peppermint patty vs. pattie. Plus the history of peppermint patties. Elsewhere…
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Nutella Recipes For World Nutella Day

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[1] Nutella crepes: easy to make! You can purchase crepes, fill them with Nutella, and optionally add sliced strawberries and whipped cream (photo © Linda Roisum | Pixabay). [2] From breakfast through dessert, there are many ways to use Nutella (photo © Mikael Stenberg | Unsplash). [3] Nutella whip: Blend a spoonful of Nutella into…
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Poutine Recipe & History For La Poutine Week

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[1] A dish of poutine: fries, gravy, cheese curds (photo © V. W. Campin | CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0-License). [2] Wendy’s Canada locations serve classic poutine (photo © Wendy’s | Canada). [3] There are many enhancements to basic poutine. Here, it’s topped with pulled pork (photo © Dirty Dogs | Montreal). [4] This poutine baked potato trades the…
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