FOOD FUN: The Most Mispronounced Foods

It’s broo-SKET-tuh, not broo-SHET-tuh. Photo by Vitalina Rybakova | IST.   When we were young, there was a long-running ad for a self-improvement course that promised to make upwardly-aspirational Americans more cultured. One of the ads had this headline: “I’ll have a cup of expresso, please. And make it black.” There is no “expresso,” of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: S’mores In A Cup Or A Mason Jar

A delicious treat and gift idea for the sweet tooth: Oh My Goodness Marshmallow’s S’mores In A Jar.   We received these S’mores in a Jar from Oh My Goodness S’mores, an artisan marshmallow confectioner in Gearhart, Oregon. Sold in sets of 2, short Mason-type jars are layered with homemade graham crackers, Callebaut Belgian bittersweet…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bake A Savory Pie For National “Pi” Day

Make this delicious beef pot pie. Photo and recipe courtesy BettyCrocker.com.   Remember your high school math: Pi (3.14159) is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Math geeks have declared 3.14 (March 14th) Pi Day. But we’re adopting it as “Pie Day”; and why not, since a pie is a circle, and…
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Easy Homemade Peanut Brittle Recipe With Irish Whiskey

[1] Homemade peanut brittle (photo © Janet Hudson | Wikipedia). [2] Try not to eat all the peanuts out of the bowl (photo © J. Irkaejc | Panther Media). [3] Sip some Irish whiskey with your brittle (photos #3 and #4 © Slane Irish Whiskey). [4] Or, add some whiskey to hot or iced coffee…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Make Peanut Clusters For National Peanut Cluster Day

March 8th is National Peanut Cluster Day. There is no documentation on the first appearance of the peanut cluster, but we know a few things, and below the peanut cluster history is an easy recipe to make your own. You’ll be delighted to bite into one with a cup of coffee, bring some as a…
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