Category: Food Facts – Food History

RECIPE: Gazpacho Verde

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On really hot summer days, we like to cool down with a chilled meal. A bowl of gazpacho and a large salad, accompanied by lots of iced tea, fit the bill. Gazpacho, a low-calorie, high-nutrition dish, is one of those recipes that afford maximum customization: Each cook can do his or her thing, and even…
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Boozy Milkshake Recipe For National Vanilla Milkshake Day

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[1] Celebrate with a vanilla milkshake (photo © Inga Nielsen | iStock Photo). [2] The original milkshakes were alcoholic. You can add a shot of Irish cream liqueur or even rum or whiskey to your shake (photo © Gelson’s Markets). [3] A peanut butter milkshake with a toasted marshmallow garnish. Here’s the recipe (photo ©…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Donut Day & A Cronut Recipe

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June 7th is National Donut Day. The holiday was created in 1938 by the Salvation Army, to honor the women who served donuts to servicemen in World War I (at that time, it was called the Great War). From its first appearance in 17th-century English, the word evolved from dough-nut to doughnut to donut (see…
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FOOD FUN: Red Lettuce

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Last week we presented two irresistible heirloom cucumbers. This week’s noteworthy produce comprises red lettuce varieties we discovered while perusing the “produce section” on Burpee.com.     YUGOSLAVIAN RED LETTUCE Burpee calls Yugoslavian Red Lettuce “perhaps the most beauteous lettuce we’ve grown: a star selection for your salad bowl.” With bright-green cupped leaves splashed with…
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