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Gin and tonic is the world’s favorite gin drink and a classic summer cocktail. After all, it was invented in the heat of India, for soldiers and civilians of the British Raj. (Raj is the Hindi word for reign, and is the term often used to describe the period between 1858 and 1947 before Indian…
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Today, August 12th, is National Julienne Fries Day. We’re here to talk French fries, julienned, and beyond. First, what are julienne fries? How do they fit in with all the other types of fries? Julienne is a French cutting technique, typically for vegetables, in which the food item is cut into long thin strips, similar…
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The Cobb Salad endures on restaurant menus, decades after once-popular luncheon salads such as Allerton Salad, aspics, Russian Salad, spinach salad (with mushrooms and bacon), stuffed tomatoes and Waldorf Salad have faded into obscurity. And thank goodness it’s still here, because it’s one of our favorites. > The history of salad. > The 40+ salad…
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[1] Chocolate peanut butter cheesecake: A small slice satisfies (photos #1 and #4 © Philadelphia Cream Cheese). The history of cream cheese is below. > Here’s a second Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake recipe. > The history of chocolate. > The history of peanut butter. > The history of cheesecake. > The history of the peanut…
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Got 35 minutes of prep time? Whip up this specialty cheesecake for National Cheesecake Day, July 30th. Boston Cream Cheesecake is a fusion of—you guessed it—Boston Cream Pie and cheesecake. So we’ll start with some food trivia: Boston Cream Pie is not a pie, but a layer cake with a pastry cream or custard filling.…
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