Category: Food Holidays

TIP OF THE DAY: Have A Tapas Party For World Tapas Day

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“Official” food holidays are those officially declared by a government: local, state, or national. In these fast and loose days of the Internet, however, many companies and individuals don’t bother to seek official sanction for a “special observance day.” Instead, they simply announce online that a particular date is now World Nutella Day (started by…
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Recipe For Brown Butter Cinnamon Rolls, A Favorite Weekend Treat

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On Mother’s Day we called our aunt to send our best wishes, and ended up chatting about our family’s favorite topic: food. We ended up reminiscing about the Pecan Logs from Fanny Farmer and the Pecan Honey Buns from Horn & Hardart, both chains long gone. After the call ended, we couldn’t wait to make…
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RECIPE: Shrimp In Adobo Sauce

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Top: Put some camarónes on the barbacoa: That’s Spanish for put some shrimp on the barbie (photo courtesy Eat Wisconsin Cheese). Center: Fresh-caught shrimp from I Love Blue Sea/Vital Choice. Bottom: Poblano chiles (photo courtesy Burpee).   May 10th is National Shrimp Day, celebrating America’s favorite seafood. Here’s a Mexican-style recipe, courtesy of EatWisconsinCheese.com. You…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Have A Barbecue Party For National Barbecue Month

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Top: Deluxe grill from Landmann. Bottom: Weber’s Q series fits almost anywhere.   Did you fire up the grill for Mother’s Day? It’s one of the biggest barbecue days of the year, with 34% 0f grill owners cooking celebrate Mom. It following the Fourth of July (76%), Labor Day (62%), Memorial Day (62%) and Father’s…
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FOOD FUN: Pretzel Doughnuts

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For National Pretzel Day, have some pretzels on your doughnut. Here’s the recipe from ACosyKitchen.com.   Use pretzels in a different way on April 26th, National Pretzel Day. Consider everything from mini pretzels and pretzel sticks to big, soft pretzels as: As a garnish for scrambled eggs, oatmeal, soup, yogurt (minis or crushed) Instead of…
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