Category: Food Facts – Food History

Grilled Belgian Endive Recipe & The History Of Belgian Endive

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You may have grilled romaine, but how about grilled endive? Thanks to modern farming techniques, endive is available year-round. It can be grilled, added to salads, or used as “boats” to hold finger foods at parties—the latter an easy-to-make, no-cooking dish that looks impressive. Appetizers, salads, mains, sides, soups—even for dessert, you can make a…
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A Strawberry Shortcake Stack Cake Recipe & Shortcake History

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[1] Strawberry Shortcake, in the stack cake style. The recipe is below (photo © Go Bold With Butter). [2] Multiberry shortcake made with pound cake. Here’s the recipe; or, simply buy a pound cake loaf and berries. You’ll need to whip your own cream, but you can substitute mascarpone (photo © The Baker Chick). [3]…
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Margherita Pizza Recipe For National Margherita Pizza Day

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[1] A Margherita pizza. The ingredients: just tomato sauce, mozzarella, and fresh basil (photos #1 and #3 © DeLallo). [2] Margherita of Savoy, who became Queen of Italy upon the succession of her husband, Umberto, Prince of Piedmont, on January 9, 1878 (engraving by Alberto Maso Gilli | Wikipedia). [3] Buy a pizza dough kit…
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