TIP OF THE DAY: What To Do With Amaretto

[1] The granddaddy of amaretto: Amaretto di Saronno (photo © Illva Saronno S.p.A). [2] Homemade amaretto. Here’s the recipe. If you don’t have liqueur glasses, use snifters (photo #__) or rocks glasses (photo © Mantitlement). [3] Amaretto preserves (photo © Tell Tale Preserve Co. | Facebook). [4] Pour amaretto into your coffee, or serve it…
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Homemade Animal Crackers Recipe & History Of Animal Crackers

National Animal Crackers Day is celebrated on April 18th. You could buy a box…but how about homemade animal crackers? You’re never too adult to enjoy animal crackers..and since your palate is likely much evolved since childhood, to taste the superiority of homemade versions. Any adult will smile at a plate of cookie nostalgia with a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Hold The Hollandaise, Grab The Skyr

[1] Nordic “Eggs Benedict” with skyr “hollandaise” sauce. [2] A bowl of plain skyr. You’ll also find it in vanilla and fruit flavors. [3] A container of plain skyr. [4] Don’t want the bread? Here’s another eggs and smoked salmon recipe with skyr. (all photos courtesy Icelandic Provisions).   April 16th is National Eggs Benedict…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Creative Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup Combos

April 12th is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day. The Tip Of The Day is: Think outside the box. How can you make your grilled cheese sandwiches more complex, more creative, more…celebratory? Campbell’s did just that, creating four new approaches—if not exactly simple ones—to that American lunch favorite, grilled cheese and tomato soup. Kudos to Chef…
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Overnight Breakfast & Brunch Casseroles: Cinnamon Buns & Blueberry Muffins

February 21st is National Sticky Bun Day. Sticky buns and cinnamon rolls were the biggest treat of our childhood breakfasts: Better than waffles or pancakes. The Horn & Hardart Automat, Americas’s first fast food chain, had such popular items that customers clamored to take them home. They set up a retail arm to package and…
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