Category: Food Holidays

TIP OF THE DAY: Cream Sandwich Sundaes For National Ice Cream Month

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The Strawberry Rainbow: sugar cookies with strawberry ice cream, sauce and lots of rainbow sprinkles. Photo courtesy Sugar Factory.   Sugar Factory, which has locations nationwide, shows us how to make memorable ice cream sandwiches to celebrate National Ice Cream Month. The tip: garnish, garnish, garnish! The result: ice cream sandwich sundaes! Start with ice…
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FOOD FUN: Glitter Ice Cream Cones

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Ice cream cones coated with fucshia edible glitter. Photo courtesy Chloe Jankowitz | Scoopsies.   Celebrate July (National Ice Cream Month), birthdays and other special occasions by making glitter cones. For July 4th, you can make them in red, white and blue. These dazzlers were created by Chloe Jankowitz, owner of Scoopsies ice cream shop…
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FOOD HOLIDAY RECIPE: Ceviche-Stuffed Avocado

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June 28th is National Ceviche Day, honoring one of our favorite foods. If you’re a sashimi lover and haven’t tried ceviche, today’s the day. Another reason to eat lots of ceviche: It’s a low calorie, good-for you lunch or first course. And it’s been nourishing man since ancient times. The recipe for avocado stuffed with…
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Ways To Use Orange Blossom Water For National Orange Blossom Day

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[1] Orange blossom water is a by-product of distilling orange blossoms for oil. Some products are clear, some have an orange tinge (photo © Nielsen-Massey). [2] Most brands are from the Middle East, where orange blossom water is a key ingredient in sweet and savory dishes and drinks (photo © Maureen Abood Market). [3] Hot…
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RECIPE: Chocolate Pudding With Strawberry Rose

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[1] Homemade chocolate pudding is a real treat. The easiest garnish is whipped cream. The recipe is below (photo © Williams Sonoma). [2] It’s really easy to make this beautiful rose garnish (photo © Driscoll’s).   Here’s another special chocolate pudding recipe for National Chocolate Pudding Day, June 26th. Created by Driscoll’s, growers of premium…
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