Try Some New Oatmeal Recipes For National Oatmeal Day

[1] Instead of sugar, try maple syrup on your oatmeal. Here, there’s also a sprinkling of almonds for more protein—and crunch and flavor (photo © Wesual | Unsplash). [2] Food fun: oatmeal topped with peanut butter—more protein—and jelly (photo © Simply Quinoa). [3] Oatmeal can also be a savory dish, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.…
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Chocolate & Cheese Pairing Chart For National Chocolate Day

This year, for National Chocolate Day, October 28th, we’ve got Part 2 of our exploration of chocolate and cheese pairings. The chart below joins our other chocolate pairing articles: Beer & Chocolate Pairings Cheese & Chocolate Pairings, Part 1 Scharffen Berger Chocolate Bars & Wine Pairings Scotch & Chocolate Pairing Sparkling Rosé & Chocolate Pairings…
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Feetloaf: A ‘Scary’ Meatloaf Recipe For Halloween

[1] Turn meatloaf into Feetloaf (all photos © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] Perhaps you can borrow a knife from Michael Myers. [3] Sliced, plated, and ready to eat.   This is one of the best Halloween dinners ever. “Feetloaf,” designed by Hannah Kaminsky, turns meatloaf into food fun. In fact, her recipe is…
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The Best American Beers For National American Beer Day

[1] Best overall beer in America: Heady Topper (photo © Alchemist Brewery). [2] Best IPA: Brouwerij West Picnic Lightning IPA (photo © Tavour). [3] Best lager: Notch Session Pils Czech Pale Lager (photo © Notch Brewing). [4] Best pilsner: Allagash Truepenny Pilsner (photo © Crystal City Wine).   October 27th is American Beer Day. There…
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Pumpkin Chocolate Swirl Bread Recipe For National Pumpkin Day

October 26th is National Pumpkin Day, sandwiched between National Pumpkin Spice Day (October 1st), National Carve A Pumpkin Day (October 31st), and National Pumpkin Pie Day (December 25th). This “bread” is a loaf cake recipe. As with other loaf cakes, you can enjoy it plain, with ice cream, or with whipped cream. Thanks to Colavita…
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