Category: Food Facts – Food History

FOOD HOLIDAY: The History Of Blondies For National Blondie Day

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January 22nd is National Blondie Day, a confection also called blond brownies and butterscotch brownies. (To add to the confusion, May 9th is National Butterscotch Brownie Day.) The shape and texture are similar to chocolate brownies, but the ingredients are different. Blondies substitute vanilla for brownies’ cocoa powder. They contain brown sugar instead of white…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Posole, A Mexican Stew That Sticks To Your Ribs

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On a freezing day like today, cook something that will stick to your ribs. One option is the Mexican dish, posole (also spelled pozole). While Americans eat lots of burritos, enchiladas, tacos and tostadas, not many outside the Southwest are familiar with posole, a dish made from hominy. Posole means “hominy” in the Nahuatl language…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Cornish Hen (Cornish Game Hen, Rock Cornish Game Hen)

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[1] Cranberry and apple-stuffed Cornish hen. Here’s the recipe from Running To The Kitchen. [2] Buttermilk-brined Cornish hen, trussed and ready to roast. Here’s the recipe from Kitchen Confidante. [3] Cornish hen roasted with wine and herbs. Here’s the recipe from Drizzle And Dip. [4] Cornish hens in the yard (photo courtesy Poultry Chiller). [5]…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Oregon Chai

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The chai craze began sweeping across America some 15 years ago. It leaped to the mainstream from Indian restaurants and tea parlors, The formal name of the tea in Hindi is masala (spiced) chai (tea*, from the Mandarin cha). It originated on the Indian subcontinent. Americans shortened the term, and chai (CHY) it is. Its…
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Build Up Your Pastrami Sandwich With These Pastrami Sandwich Variations

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[1] The classic pastrami sandwich: piled high on rye with bickles, cole slaw and Dr. Brown soda (photo courtesy P J Bernstein Deli | NYC). [2] Pastrami on a roll with Swiss cheese, lettuce and tomato and red cabbage, watercress and mayonnaise (photo courtesy Dietz & Watson). [3] With melted cheddar on a brioche roll…
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