Category: Food Facts – Food History

Perogies or Pierogi: Check Out Holy Perogy! For National Pierogi Day

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[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

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Love smoothies? October 3rd is Global Smoothie Day, a beverage of fruit and yogurt with the consistency of a milkshake, but much healthier. If you’ve never had one, a smoothie is a blended beverage typically made with fruit, sometimes vegetables, and a liquid such as milk or juice, often with yogurt for added creaminess. Its…
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A Pumpkin Pie Spice Blend Recipe For National Pumpkin Spice Day

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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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