Frozen Peanut Butter & Banana Bites Recipe For National Banana Day

[1] It’s easy to make frozen banana peanut butter bites for snacking or with after-dinner coffee (photo © Gelson’s). [2] Start with ripe banana slices (photo © Eiliv Sonas Aceron | Unsplash). [3] Add flavored PB for more pizzazz (photo © Peanut Butter & Co.). [4] The original recipe used walnuts but we prefer pecans…
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A Pimento Cheese Sandwich For National Pimento Cheese Day

[1] A southern classic: pimento cheese (photo © Taste Of Home). [2] Enjoy it on a sandwich (which in the South means white bread)… (photo © Schermers Pecans). [3] …or a grilled cheese sandwich (photo © Spread & Co.)… [4] …or on a cheeseburger. Or on a hot dog (photo #14) (photo © Gardenia |…
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Gnocchi Carbonara Recipe For National Carbonara Day

April 6th is National Carbonara Day, a creamy pasta dish beloved both here, in Italy, and anywhere else where a creamy Parmesan/Pecorino sauce can be made. This recipe, created by from Plays Well With Butter, was shared with us by DeLallo, a great source for the finest Italian products—and recipes. Instead of the spaghetti used…
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Easy Caramel Sauce Recipe & Delicious Ways To Use It

[1] Salted rosemary caramel sauce, served with shortbread for dipping. The caramel recipe is below (photos #1, #3, © King Arthur Baking). [2] To make the caramel, start with granulated sugar (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [3] Boiled cider goes into the caramel sauce to add deeper, more complex flavor than traditional caramel.…
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Italian-Japanese Fusion Food: Chicken Ramen Recipe For National Ramen Day

[1] Italy meets Japan in this tasty ramen recipe (photos #1 and #4 © DeLallo). [2] Spaghettini, the second-thinnest form of spaghetti (photo DeLallo | ChatGPT 2025-04-04). [3] Pick up a rotisserie chicken (photo © McCormick). [4] An Italian starting point: cooking the carrots, celery, onion, and garlic in olive oil. [5] Broccolini. Here’s the…
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