RECIPE: Reduced Sugar Raspberry Pie

July 31st is National Raspberry Cake Day. You can make one easily, by using raspberry jam as a filling between two layers, using whipped cream to frost the cake, and decorating the top with fresh raspberries. But for calorie counters, substitute the cake for a pie, and make this reduced calorie raspberry pie from Driscoll’s.…
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Pisco Punch Recipes For Pisco Day

[1] Pisco Portón, one of the finest pisco brands (photo © Caraved Pisco). [2] Pisco Punch. Here’s another version of the recipe using pineapple gum syrup (photo © Liber & Co.).   Pisco (PEE-skoe), the national spirit of Peru, is celebrated with two holidays each year: Pisco Day on the fourth Sunday of July, and…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Hot Dog Day

The Cubano Dog, adapted from the Cuban Sandwich. Photo courtesy Lightlife.   June 23rd is National Hot Dog Day, and we’ve got a new hot dog recipe: the Cubano Dog. It’s a riff on the Cubano (Cuban) Sandwich, a variation of ham and cheese made with ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, sliced dill pickles and…
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