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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