TIP OF THE DAY: Spain’s Great Red Grape For National Tempranillo Day

November 8th is International Tempranillo Day—the best known grape and red wine varietal in Spain (the holiday is celebrated on the second Sunday in November). Its name is the diminutive form of the Spanish word temprano, which means early. It was so named because the Tempranillo (temp-rah-NEE-yo) grape ripens, and is harvested, several weeks earlier…
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RECIPES: Pasta With Pumpkin, Pumpkin Fettuccine Alfredo & Spicy Pappardelle

[1] Pumpkin Fettuccine Alfredo (photo © Pinch Of Yum | DeLallo). [2] When a recipe calls for pumpkin purée, use canned pumpkin—not pumpkin pie filling, which contains spices (photo © Libby). [3] DeLallo fettuccine. You can buy Delallo products online (photo © Delallo). [4] Spicy Pumpkin Pappardelle (photo © DeLallo).   October 25th is World…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ham Sandwich Recipes With New & Novel Variations

October is National Country Ham Month, which inspired us to contemplate a good ham sandwich—the kind you only get by baking a ham and slicing it yourself. Country ham is one made by rubbing the raw meat with salt and hang-drying it in a controlled environment of 75°-80°F or higher. The results are a firm…
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FOOD FUN: Boston Cream Cupcakes Kit For National Boston Cream Pie Day

October 23rd is National Boston Cream Pie Day. Boston Cream Pie is actually a layer cake, not a pie. Two yellow cake layers are filled with vanilla cream and iced with chocolate ganache. Here’s more about it, and how it got its name—plus a recipe to bake your own from scratch. But let’s skip the…
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