Sweet Tea Recipe & History For National Sweet Tea Day

[1] Sweet tea with a lemon wedge (photo © Melissa Doroquez | Wikipedia). [2] Pure Leaf sweet tea (photos © Pure Leaf). [3] How about a sweet summer peach garnish on your glass of sweet tea? It isn’t traditional, but it’s how we drink it in peach season (photo © The Nibble). [4] Sweet tea…
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The History Of Hawaiian Pizza For International Hawaiian Pizza Day

OMG, it’s August 20th, International Hawaiian Pizza Day. When we first had a slice, it was considered a joke by serious pizza eaters. Now, it’s a thing. We first encountered Hawaiian pizza in a Brookline, Massachusetts pizzeria, way back in our college years. Scanning the menu, we found the concept of a cheese pizza—crust, tomato…
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It’s National Hot & Spicy Day: Why Hot & Spicy Foods Are Hot

[1] Chile peppers contain capsaicin, a chemical compound that burns (photo of jalapeño chiles © Good Eggs). [2] In peppercorns, the heat chemical is piperine (photo iStock Photo). [3] Yellow mustard seeds. When mustard seeds are crushed, the heat is released (photo © Hillshire Farm | Facebook). [4] Yellow onions have the most sulphur, and…
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