Different Ways To Make Cherry Cheesecake Recipes

April 23rd is National Cherry Cheesecake Day. For most of us in the U.S., cheesecake means a cream cheese batter with a crust of graham cracker crumbs. Most of us know cherry cheesecake as the plain cheesecake topped with [usually] canned cherry pie filling (photo #2). But often the canned filling is glop, and there…
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TIP OF THE DAY #2: Grilled Cheese Tips

[1] A Caprese grilled cheese sandwich made with mozzarella, tomatoes and fresh basil. Here’s the recipe from Cooking Classy. [2] Dessert grilled cheese: queso blanco and fresh raspberries (photo courtesy Litehouse Foods).   April 12th is National Grilled Cheese Day. We’re passing along these tips for a better grilled cheese sandwich from the culinary team…
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Spaghetti Carbonara History & Recipe For International Carbonara Day

[1] Classic Spaghetti Carbonara (photo courtesy Barilla). [2] A very modern, deconstructed Carbonara, using wide pasta ribbons and a poached egg. Here’s the recipe (photo © Food Republic). [3] Make Pizza Carbonara. Here’s the recipe from Grace Parisi (photo © Grace Parisi | TODAY). [4] During pumpkin season, add pumpkin or butternut squash to your…
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RECIPE: Strawberries Romanoff

When we published a recent recipe for Pavlova, we were surprised that we didn’t have a recipe for Strawberries Romanoff. We have often used to fill or top the Pavlova. Today, we remedy that!     STRAWBERRIES ROMANOFF HISTORY The original recipe for Strawberries Romanoff was created around the turn of the 20th century by…
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RECIPE: Peanut Butter & Jelly Smoothie

A new way to enjoy PB&J: in a smoothie (photo and recipe courtesy Tru Roots).   April 2nd is National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day. How about a PB&J smoothie? This recipe from Tru Roots, useds Santa Cruz Organic grape juice and peanut butter. Suggestion: Serve it in small glasses for dessert.     RECIPE:…
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