Category: Food Holidays

RECIPE: Linguine Alla Vongole, With Clam Sauce & Asparagus

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[1] Linguine and clam sauce with asparagus. The recipe is below (photo © Dole). [2] Fresh linguine pasta, the “flat” version of spaghetti (photo © Mindaugas Petrutis | Unsplash). [3] Dry fettuccine (photo © Isaac Quesada | Unsplash). [4] Linguine with pesto is a classic dish from Liguria, where both originated (photo © DeLallo).  …
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Cobbler, Crisp & Crumble ~ What’s The Difference?

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There’s a group of cooked fruit desserts with crumb or pastry toppings that are similar enough to be confusing. Since today is National Cherry Cobbler Day, we’ll review the differences. BETTY or BROWN BETTY A betty is a crisp (see below) topped with buttered bread crumbs or bread pieces instead of streusel or another topping.…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Chocolate Chip Cookie Tasting

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We celebrated with four very different chocolate chip cookies. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   May 15th is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, and chocolate chip is America’s favorite cookie. Our friends at Balducci’s specialty food store sent us three different brands of small-producer chocolate chip cookies for the occasion. Added to a…
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A Recipe For National Butterscotch Brownie Day (a.k.a. Blondies)

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May 9th is National Butterscotch Brownie Day, also called a blonde brownie or blondie. Blondies have their own holiday: January 22nd. The difference between a brownie and a butterscotch brownie / blondie is a yellow (blonde) batter: flour, brown sugar, butter, eggs, baking powder and vanilla. A brownie is made from a chocolate brownie batter,…
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