The World’s Best Cheese & The History Of Gruyère

This year’s World Cheese Awards was held recently at a conference center in Newport, Wales. It was originally to be held in Kyiv, Ukraine, but the location had to be moved due to the Russian invasion. (All fees were waived for the Ukraine entries, and the country had opportunities to showcase its cheeses throughout the…
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Perogies or Pierogi: Check Out Holy Perogy! For National Pierogi Day

[1] Fully Loaded perogies with fully loaded toppings: sour cream, bacon, chives (all photos © Holy Perogy!). [2] Fried pierogies on the snack tabled, along with dips and other snacks. It’s to serve them with sour cream, but you can substitute guacamole, Greek yogurt, salsa, or another dip. [3] Mexican-Ukranian fusion: Kickin’ Jalapeño perogies garnished…
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History Of Smoothies & Smoothie Recipes For Global Smoothie Day

Love smoothies? October 3rd is Global Smoothie Day, A beverage of fruit and yogurt with the consistency of a milkshake, but much healthier. While the first smoothies marketed in the U.S. were combinations of fruit and fruit juice, yogurt was later added to the recipe. The concentration of calcium and beneficial bacteria in the yogurt,…
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A Pumpkin Pie Spice Blend Recipe For National Pumpkin Spice Day

October 1st is National Pumpkin Spice Day. What is pumpkin spice? It’s a blend of ground cinnamon, clove, ginger, nutmeg, and sometimes allspice (photo #2). It was first used as a seasoning for pumpkin pie. While for many years the baker of a pumpkin pie measured each particular spice from its jar, enough pies were…
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Chocolate Milk Recipe Ideas For National Chocolate Milk Day

[1] Chocolate peanut butter smoothie. Here’s the recipe (photos #1, #2, and #3 © Fairlife). [2] Frozen chocolate and cold brew smoothie. Here’s the recipe. [3] For breakfast, a whipped mocha cream. Here’s the recipe. [4] Hot chocolate milk with whipped cream and shaved chocolate (photo © Jez Timms | Unsplash). [5] You can get…
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