TIP OF THE DAY: Celebrate National French Toast Day

Celebrate National French Toast Day! Photo courtesy MackenzieLtd.com. November 28th is National French Toast Day, so celebrate! This tasty treat is usually made with plain white bread, but some people enjoy it even more made with challah, brioche, cinnamon swirl bread or raisin bread. 1. Beat an egg with some milk, soak the bread thoroughly…
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FOOD HOLIDAYS: Sign Up For Our Tweets

The “Tweety Bird” of the 21st century. Image via GraphicAlerts.com. Every day is a different official food holiday. We’ve compiled all the food holidays here, and keep adding to them weekly as we receive notice of new holidays. It’s a great reference article. If you’d like to get the daily food holidays via Twitter, along…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Sundae Celebration

Serve your sundae in a cookie cup. Photo by Marcin Bania | IST. November 11th is National Sundae Day, so why not make something special? We’re starting with a S’mores Sundae—chocolate ice cream, marshmallow creme, crumbled graham crackers and chocolate sauce. To celebrate the season, we’re following with a Gingerbread Sundae—cinnamon, ginger and vanilla ice…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Vanilla Cupcake Day

It’s National Vanilla Cupcake Day. Invite friends over tonight for TV and a bake-along. Here’s a recipe for a yummy vanilla cupcake with cream cheese frosting. The name “cupcake” is derived from the teacup. Before the advent of muffin tins, where they are baked with a paper or foil liner, cupcakes were often baked in…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Pecan Month

November is National Pecan Month. Celebrate with some of our favorite pecan products: Charleston Cookie Company’s pecan chocolate chip cookies (a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week) Daphne pecan tarts, frozen and ready to defrost and serve (another Top Pick) Lula Belle’s yummy pecan toffee And a pecan brownie recipe from chocolatier Chuck Siegel of…
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