Category: Food Holidays

Mocha Hot Chocolate & Coconut Hot Chocolate Recipe For National Hot Chocolate Day

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January 31st is National Hot Chocolate Day. We have two recipes for you, plus: 30 more ways to vary a cup of chocolate. There’s a recipe for every day of the month! The difference between hot chocolate and cocoa.     RECIPE #1: MOCHA HOT CHOCOLATE This recipe is a hit with lovers of coffee…
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7 Ways To Make Blueberry Pancakes Without Fresh Blueberries

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Sometimes food holidays make no sense. Why have National Blueberry Pancake Day on January 28th, when fresh blueberry season won’t begin for months. The North American blueberry harvest runs from April through late September. Imported blueberries from South America fill in the shelves from October to March. The imported blueberries are pricey and because they…
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Have A Poutine Party For La Poutine Week (+ Recipes)

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[1] Classic poutine (photo © La Poutine Week | Facebook). [2] Gourmet poutine with boar shank, duck confit and foie gras sauce (photo © Brasseur de Montréal). [3] Poutine topped with General Tso’s Chicken (photo © Wok N Roll). [4] Pulled pork poutine (photo © Dirty Dogs). [5] Surf and turf poutine with pork and…
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NATIONAL PIZZA WEEK, DAY & MONTH: 50+ Ways To Eat Your Slice

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[1] Carbonara pizza uses two ingredient of Spaghetti Carbonara: bacon and eggs. Have it as a breakfast pizza! Here’s the recipe from Today.com. [2] Pissaladière, a specialty of Nice, France, made with niçoise olives, anchovies, onions and Provençal herbs. According to a former mayor of Nice, the layer of onions on a pissaladière should be…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Cassoulet & Cannellini Beans

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[1] A hearty dish of cassoulet Bandol rouge. Bandol rouge is a red wine from Provence that pairs well with cassoulet (photo © Bar Boulud). [2] Cassoulet is made easy with this meal kit from Williams Sonoma (photo © Williams-Sonoma.com). [3] The original cassoulet pot shape, with slanted sides. It is the source of the…
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