Category: Food Holidays

The Best-Selling Cookbooks For National Cookbook Month

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[1] Our first cookbook, Fannie Farmer, was not surprisingly our mother’s favorite. It was originally published in 1896. [2] Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook, America’s best-selling cookbook, originally published 1930. It doesn’t look mouth-watering, but that hasn’t hindered sales (all photos Abacus). [3] The Joy Of Cooking, originally published 1930. [4] How to Cook Everything,…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Pasta Month & Pasta History

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Potstickers and other dumplings are types of pasta, a food invented by the Chinese 4,000 years ago (photo courtesy CBCrabcakes.com).   October is National Pasta Month; pasta is one of America’s favorite foods. Who invented it? The Chinese! While Thomas Jefferson introduced pasta to the U.S. in 1787, upon his return from Europe where he…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Coffee Day Trivia

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It’s National Coffee Day. Can you answer these questions, posed by Illy Coffee? Q. In which country was coffee discovered? a. Ethiopia b. Yemen c. Arabia A. Ethiopia. Read the History Of Coffee. Q. True or False: Ounce per ounce, espresso contains more caffeine than brewed coffee. a. True b. False A. False! Brewed coffee…
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