FOOD HOLIDAY & RECIPE: National Corn Fritter Day

Corn fritters are a delicious side or first course. Photo © Monkey Business | Fotolia.   July 16th is National Corn Fritter Day. What better reason to pick up some fresh corn and make corn fritters as a side or a first course? (When corn isn’t in season, use canned or frozen kernels, drained.) December…
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Creamy Tapioca Pudding Recipe, What Is Tapioca & All The Pudding Holidays

[1] Turning a common pudding into an elegant dish with bing cherries, chewy tapioca boba, and white lilac blossoms (photos #2 and #4 © Shaun Hergatt | Vestry Restaurant). [2] Tapioca pudding as it’s usually served—a bit humdrum (photo © J. Java | Fotolia). [3] While tapioca is gluten-free, this recipe is also dairy free…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: German Chocolate Cake

German Chocolate Cake has a coconut-pecanfilling and frosting. Photo © H.D. Connelly |Fotolia.   Today is National German Chocolate Cake Day—a day we don’t mind celebrating in the least. German Chocolate Cake is a chocolate layer cake filled and topped with a coconut pecan frosting. The cake has nothing to do with Germany. It is…
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