An Applejack Cocktail Recipe, What Is Applejack & Its History

October is National Applejack Month, but we can’t remember the last decade in which we had some. We’ll remedy that today with three applejack cocktails, beginning with the Jack Rose (photo #1). Applejack is distilledd from hard cider. The cocktail recipes and the history of applejack follow, but first:   > What is hard cider?…
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Pancake Breakfast Sandwich Recipe For National Pancake Day

For breakfast on National Pancake Day, September 26th*—or for lunch, or a snack—how about some food fun? This pancake breafast sandwich recipe fits scrambled eggs and bacon between two pancakes. Enjoy it with ketchup, maple syrup, or other condiment of choice. This sweet, salty, and totally satisfying egg sandwich may become your new favorite. The…
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String Cheese Egg Rolls Recipe For National String Cheese Day

September 20th is National String Cheese Day. Have some fun with this String Cheese Sushi recipe, an the String Cheese Egg Rolls recipe below. They’re baked, not fried. Unlike breaded mozzarella or string cheese sticks, in this recipe the melted cheese is surrounded by crunchy egg roll wrappers (plus, they’re baked, not fried). Food trivia:…
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Cheeseburger Meatloaf Recipe & History Of The Cheeseburger

September 18th is National Cheeseburger Day, and October 18th is National Meatloaf Appreciation Day. So how about combining them into a Cheeseburger Meatloaf recipe (photo #1)? It’s the creation of Beverly Goldberg, author of The Goldbergs Cookbook (photo #2). Inspiration came when she was contemplating new comfort food recipes. “Once I discovered I could combine…
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Easy Masala Fried Rice Recipe For National Rice Month

[1] Masala fried rice. The recipe is below (photo © Abrams Books). [2] Indian recipes for the home cook. Get your copy (photo © Abrams Books). [3] Start with a bowl of leftover rice (photo © Robert Moutongoh | Pexels). [4] There are different types of masala spice blend. Pav bhaji masala is used in…
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