Category: Food Holidays

PRODUCT: Sparkling Coffee & Nitro Coffee For National Carbonated Beverage With Caffeine Day

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[1] Is it sparkling coffee or coffee soda? North St. and most other new entries are made from brewed coffee, then carbonated. So: sparkling coffee. Old-school soda is made from flavored sparkling water (photo courtesy North St). [2] Most sparkling coffee is sold in cans, following the trend in the craft beer industry (photo courtesy…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Clean Out Your Refrigerator!

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[1] When you open your fridge, what do you see? Read on for how you can see a beautiful, clean inside (photo courtesy Big Chill). [2] Where will you fit Thanksgiving dinner? (photo courtesy Thetford).   National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day, celebrated on November 15th, should be celebrated every month! Unless you’re one of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Creative Nachos For National Nachos Day

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November 6th is National Nachos Day. The dish was invented by accent, when customers arrived at a restaurant after the kitchen had closed. The manager, named Nacho (the diminutive of Ignacio), threw together some ingredients in the fridge to feed the folks. The rest is history (here’s a bit more on history of nachos): a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Coffee Stout & Other Styles For World Stout Day

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[1] Xocoveza, a coffee stout from Stone Brewing, has been described as “a liquid Christmas cookie” (photo courtesy Gear Patrol). [2] Amaro Obsidian Coffee Stout from Deschutes Brewery. [3] Breakfast Stout from Founders Brewing is a milk stout with coffee, although adding it to a bowl of cereal is a personal choice. [4] The simplest…
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PRODUCT: Brigadeiros For National Candy Day

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November 4th is National Candy Day, and we’d like to introduce you to a type that’s relatively new in the U.S.: brigadeiros. They’re a Brazilian cousin to the original chocolate truffles: smooth, creamy and intensely chocolate, with no hard shell, but rolled in sprinkles or nuts (photo #1). The chocolates have an interesting history. In…
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