Category: Food Holidays

Oven Fried Corn Flakes Chicken Recipe Plus Corn Flakes History

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[1] Our favorite everyday chicken: “breaded” with crushed cornflakes (photo © Cereal Lovers Cookbook). [2] Here it’s served country-style with white gravy. Here’s the recipe (photo © United Supermarkets). [3] Corn Flakes provide a crunchier coating than panko Japanese bread crumbs (Gemini Photo).   July 6th is National Fried Chicken Day. Our favorite fried chicken…
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RECIPE: Blueberry Mango Chile Smoothie

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July is National Blueberry Month and today is Smoothie Saturday. The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council recommends with this great-looking Blueberry Mango Chile Smoothie, a layered smoothie with a capsaicin kick. There’s another smoothie holiday, too: October 3rd, Global Smoothie Day. All the world loves a smoothie!     RECIPE: BLUEBERRY MANGO CHILE SMOOTHIE Ingredients For…
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RECIPE: Gingersnap Whoopie Pies

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Today is National Gingersnap Day. Treat everyone to some homemade gingersnap whoopie pies. Crunchy gingersnaps are descendants of Lebkuchen, soft spice cookies that were probably created by Medieval monks in Franconia, Germany (the earliest written records are from 1296). The history of whoopie pies, an American creation, is much more recent—1926! The ginger snaps themselves…
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