Category: Food Holidays

FOOD HOLIDAY: A Scotch & Chocolate Tasting For National Tartan Day

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It’s National Tartan Day, which recognizes Scottish-Americans’ contributions to America. Tartan, familiar in Scottish kilts, is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colors. Originally woven wool, it is now made in many other materials, and can even be found as wallpaper. Nineteen of the 56 delegates who signed the Declaration…
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TIP: Easy, Last Minute Easter Cake

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Our inspiration was this Easter cake from Black Jet Baking Co., a small San Francisco baking company committed to making nostalgic treats and baked goods. Photo courtesy Good Eggs | SF.   No dessert inspiration for Easter? Here’s an easy last-minute fix: SHOPPING LIST Store-bought plain cake -or- 1 box of cake mix (for a…
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About Sourdough, The World’s First Leavened Bread

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Updated September 2026 September is Sourdough September. April 1st is National Sourdough Bread Day: two occasions to focus on the world’s oldest leavened bread. For those who really celebrate their daily bread (we’re among them), there’s Real Bread Week, usually beginning the the last Saturday to the last Sunday in February‡. This annual international campaign,…
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