Category: Food Facts – Food History

Prosecco Cocktail Recipes & The History Of Prosecco

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[1] Ready for Halloween drinking or gifting. This is the traditional bottle shape for all Proseccos (photos #1 and #2 courtesy Mionetto). [2] Dry ice chips create a smoking Cranberry Mimosa for Halloween or anytime. Here’s the recipe (photo: The Nibble). [3] Toast to Halloween (photo © BLT Prime | NYC).   Updated June 2026…
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RECIPE: Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie For World Vegetarian Day & Meatless Mondays

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October 1st is World Vegetarian Day, founded in 1977 by the North American Vegetarian Society. While October 1st is the annual kick-off day, the whole of October is Vegetarian Awareness Month. For a comfort food celebration, we propose a vegetarian version of Shepherd’s Pie (recipe below).     WHAT IS SHEPHERD’S PIE Shepherd’s pie, made…
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FOOD 101: For National Mocha Day, The History Of Mocha

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September 29th is National Mocha Day. It’s also National Coffee Day, celebrating mocha’s parents—coffee (the other is chocolate. What is mocha (MO-kuh), and where did it come from?     MOCHA HISTORY The coffee bean, which was first discovered growing wild in Ethiopia, was not extensively cultivated until the 15th and 16th centuries. Then, extensive…
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RECIPE: Pineapple Pound Cake & The History Of Pineapple

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[1] Pineapple pound cake recipe (photos #1 and #2 plus recipe © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] If you don’t use a glaze, serve it à la mode. [3] Pineapples are ready to use when you buy them. They don’t ripen after they’re picked (photo © Produce Marketing Guide).   Since the pineapple first…
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Make A Gratin: Potatoes Au Gratin & Other Vegetables

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Americans love melted cheese: on burgers, nachos, pizza, sandwiches, in fondue and queso dips. On the elegant end of the melted cheese menu is a gratin (grah-TAH, although Americans say GRAH-tin), a casserole that is topped with seasoned breadcrumbs and cheese, which is browned. Potatoes au gratin is a popular rendition, but your favorite vegetables…
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