Category: Food Holidays

Cherry-Lime Shortbread Recipe, National Shortbread Day & All Cookie Holidays

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January 6th is National Shortbread Day, celebrating Scotland’s great contribution to cookiedom*. The classic Scottish cookie (or biscuit, the term used for cookies in the U.K.) recipe is traditionally one part white sugar, two parts butter, three to four parts plain wheat flour, and a bit of salt—but no leavening†. Over the centuries, the buttery…
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Spaghetti With Pistachio Pesto Recipe & Tomato Confit Recipe

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[1] Our dinner for National Spaghetti Day was a big hit (photos #1 through #4 © Oleificio Zucchi). [2] The ingredients. [3] Making the tomato confit. [4] Zucchi Sicilian IGP EVOO. [5] Shelled pistachio nuts (photo Columbus Craft Meats | Facebook). [6] Parmigiano reggiano cheese (photo © London Deposit | Panther Media). [7] Fresh basil…
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Bourbon Pear Bread Pudding Recipe For National Pear Month

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December is National Pear Month. World Pear Day is December 2nd. So celebrate with this delicious recipe for Bourbon Poached Pear Bread Pudding. Pears poached in Bourbon…cubes of sweet brioche bread…a custard of eggs, milk..and the warm spices of the season: Who can resist? Plus, it’s perfectly seasonal, from the beginning of fall through the…
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Chocolate Peppermint Bark Recipe For National Peppermint Bark Day

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December 1st is National Peppermint Bark Day, celebrating one of our favorite holiday treats. Every year we purchase it from Enstrom, our favorite brand after tasting every one we could get our hands on over the years. It’s a symphony of white chocolate, dark chocolate, vanilla cookies, chocolate cookies, and crushed peppermint. This perfect combination…
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A New Pizza Holiday: National Tavern-Style Pizza Day

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Tavern-style pizza was created in Chicago as a free bar snack (see tavern-style’s history below). While the city may be known for its hearty deep dish pizza*, the thin crust, tavern-style pie is what Chicagoans turn to most often. Tavern-style pizza is a round pie with a very thin crust. The crust is slimmer, lighter,…
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