Easy Homemade Gum Drops Recipe For National Gum Drop Day

February 15th is National Gum Drop Day—as if the day after Valentine’s Day needed more candy! However, here’s an easy gum drops recipe that you can make for fun, and for later. Just store them in the fridge. Gum drops are an American invention, although we don’t know exactly whom to thank. Here’s the history…
Continue reading “Easy Homemade Gum Drops Recipe For National Gum Drop Day”

S’mores Margarita Recipe: A Chocolate Cocktail

  [1] Make this yummy S’mores Margarita (photos #1 and #2 © Eleven20 Tequila). [2] Eleven 20 makes tequila and mezcal. [3] A classic Margarita (photo © Casa Noble Tequila).   There are plenty of chocolate cocktails to enjoy on Valentine’s Day, but here’s a selection of chocolate cocktails, starting with a S’mores Margarita. The…
Continue reading “S’mores Margarita Recipe: A Chocolate Cocktail”

A Lady M Red Bean Mille Crepes Cake With Azuki Beans

January 9th is National Bean Day, so we’re featuring a bean that Asian cultures use in sweet recipes: The azuki bean (also spelled adzuki, and also called red beans and red mung beans). The Lady M Red Bean Mille Crêpes Cake, filled with azuki beans, is a luxurious cake for today, the Lunar New Year,…
Continue reading “A Lady M Red Bean Mille Crepes Cake With Azuki Beans”

Balsamic Bloody Mary & More Bloody Mary Recipes

Counting down to Valentine’s Day, we have a series of red and pink recipes, all of which can be served year-round. We’re starting out the series with a Balsamic Bloody Mary, using Italy’s Italy’s famed “black gold”—and 16+ more Bloody Mary recipes. How about a Bloody Mary party for Valentine’s Day? Check out the articles…
Continue reading “Balsamic Bloody Mary & More Bloody Mary Recipes”

Baked Taquitos & More Recipes For Meatless Monday

[1] Vegetarian taquitos filled with black beans, brown rice, collards, corn, and pumpkin purée (photos #1 and #2 © Success Rice | Family Features). [2] Rice is ready in just 10 minutes. [3] Black beans add protein to this vegetarian recipe (photo © Bush’s Beans). [4] Pumpkin purée creates a nutritious sauce for the following…
Continue reading “Baked Taquitos & More Recipes For Meatless Monday”