Category: Food Holidays

TIP OF THE DAY: Try A Great Fruitcake…And The Right Drink To Pair With It

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December 27th is National Fruitcake Day and December is National Fruitcake Month. The most maligned food in America is not cilantro. It is fruitcake. Unlike cilantro, which delivers a consistent take-it-or-leave-it flavor, regardless of where it is grown, it is producers who have manipulated cheap ingredients and preservatives into frightful fruitcakes. But yes, Virginia, there…
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RECIPES: Gingerbread Latte & Hazelnut Cream Coffee

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After Thanksgiving dinner, we served two specialty coffee recipes that were sent to us by Krups, a leader in coffee and espresso makers and other kitchen appliances. Both recipes were hits, and we’ll continue to make them throughout the holiday season. Although guests will appreciate them, you don’t need a special occasion: Make them as…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Fast Food Day

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Today is National Fast Food Day, a very American holiday. The U.S. has more than 300 fast food chains, representing 40% of the nation’s total restaurant sales. Americans spend more than $110 billion on fast food annually, on cuisine that ranges from barbecue, fried chicken and pizza to Chinese food and Tex-Mex. A fast food…
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COOKING VIDEO: How Is Candy Corn Made

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October 30th is National Candy Corn Day. According to the National Confectioners Association, more than 20 million pounds of candy corn are sold during the Halloween season. The iconic Halloween confection was created in the late 1880s by George Roniger of the Wunderlee Candy Company, in Philadelphia. The first three-layer candy, it was made laboriously,…
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Start A Tradition With A Halloween Gingerbread House Kit & Gingerbread House History

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Gingerbread houses have long been a popular Christmas tradition. But they may be more appropriate for Halloween. After all, they were inspired by the gingerbread house belonging to the wicked witch done in by Hansel and Gretel. Witches = Halloween.     THE HISTORY OF THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE At the end of the 11th century,…
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