Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipes & Pumpkin History

[1] Pumpkin Ricotta Cheesecake, less heavy than a cream cheese recipe (photo © Chef Marisa Churchill). [2] No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake. Here’s the recipe (photo © Kenwood World). The year’s 16 cheesecake holidays. > The year’s 8 pumpkin holidays are below.     RECIPE: PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE ICE CREAM Don’t want cake? How about some pumpkin…
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Prunes, Delicious At Every Meal: Prunes Uses & History

National Prunes Day is June 17th. October 17th is Four Prunes Day. It may sound like a funny name for a food holiday. Some people say “meh” to prunes, but for centuries it was based on medical advice that four to nine prunes a day would help with “digestive regularity.” We love the flavor prunes…
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Sugar Free Candy Apples & Caramel Apples Recipes

You can find sugar-free Halloween candy like Hershey’s Miniatures, Jolly Rancher, Reese’s Miniature PB Cups and Twizzlers Licorice. But what we really look forward to every Halloween is a crunchy red candy apple and a chewy caramel apple. If you can’t have sugar, worry not: We have recipes for sugar-free/no sugar added candy and caramel…
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RECIPE: Andouille Sausage Pizza For National Pizza Day

[1] Andouille sausage pizza on a handmade rectangular crust. The recipe is below (photo © Wisconsin Cheese). [2] Sliced andouille sausage. This andouille went atop a pizza with red bell pepper and scallions. Here’s the recipe from Bell Of The Kitchen (photo © Belle Of The Kitchen). [3] Onion confit (photo © The Vanilla Queen).…
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Pasta With Pesto Recipes: Pistachio Pesto & Pesto Variations

[1] Pasta with broccoli rabe and pistachio pesto. The recipe is below (photo © DeLallo). [2] Homemade casarecce (photo © The Pasta Project). [3] Pistachio nuts (photo © The Guilded Nut, a specialist in pistachios, with numerous seasonings). [4] Broccoli rabe (photo © Imraw). [5] Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (photo © Murray’s Cheese). [6] Toasted (roasted)…
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