Category: Food Holidays

Homemade Peppermint Patties Recipe & Patty Vs. Pattie

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February 11th is National Peppermint Patty Day. Whip up a batch today, and make extras to hand out on Valentine’s Day. (For Valentine patties, top with heart-shaped sprinkles or Conversation Hearts.) > The recipe is below. > Most people get it wrong (including York): peppermint patty vs. pattie. Plus the history of peppermint patties. Elsewhere…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Pisco Sour Day

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National Pisco Sour Day is celebrated on the first Saturday in February. Pisco is Peru’s national spirit and the Pisco Sour its national cocktail. But we don’t drink nearly enough pisco in the U.S. To remedy the situation, celebrate National Pisco Sour Day, this year on February 7th. A versatile and mixable spirit, pisco is…
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Nutella Recipes For World Nutella Day

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[1] Nutella crepes: easy to make! You can purchase crepes, fill them with Nutella, and optionally add sliced strawberries and whipped cream (photo © Linda Roisum | Pixabay). [2] From breakfast through dessert, there are many ways to use Nutella (photo © Mikael Stenberg | Unsplash). [3] Nutella whip: Blend a spoonful of Nutella into…
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Poutine Recipe & History For La Poutine Week

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[1] A dish of poutine: fries, gravy, cheese curds (photo © V. W. Campin | CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0-License). [2] Wendy’s Canada locations serve classic poutine (photo © Wendy’s | Canada). [3] There are many enhancements to basic poutine. Here, it’s topped with pulled pork (photo © Dirty Dogs | Montreal). [4] This poutine baked potato trades the…
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