Category: Food Holidays

The History Of Tamales & Modern Tamale Recipes For National Tamale Day

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[1] You can have these tamales shipped to you: Beef Tenderloin, Ancho Chile Pork, and Chicken Tomatillo (photo © Mackenzie Limited). [2] The masa filling is wrapped in a corn husk or banana leaf. In a pinch, in the old days, even tree bark was used (photo © Broken Spanish | Los Angeles). [3] Open…
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Hard Tacos a.k.a. Crunchy Tacos For National Crunchy Taco Day

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October 4th is National Taco Day. So why do we need a second holiday, March 21st*, National Crunchy Taco Day? To celebrate hard tacos a.k.a. crunchy tacos. They may merit their own holiday because in Mexico, tacos were traditionally made with soft corn tortillas. While today you can find tacos with flour tortillas, and with…
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A Treat: The Original Irish Coffee Recipe For St. Patrick’s Day

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[1] Classic Irish Coffee (photo © Slane Irish Whiskey). [2] Irish coffee shots (photo © Rogers & Cowan). [3] Make an Irish Cream “Martini” with Irish whiskey and Irish cream liqueur. Here’s the recipe (photo © McCormick) . [4] Iced Irish Coffee (photo © Cask & Kettle). [5] A coffee bean garnish. Another modern touch…
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Reuben Casserole Recipe & More Reuben Recipes For National Reuben Sandwich Day

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[1] Port your love of Reuben sandwiches to this Reuben casserole. The recipe is below (photo © Taste Of Home). [2] Here’s the recipe (photo © The Cookie Rookie). [3] What’s wrong with this Reuben sandwich? The cheese isn’t melted! (photos #3 and #4 © Carnegie Deli). [4] OK, now it’s better! [5] Don’t want…
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Noodle Recipes & Noodle History For National Eat Your Noodles Day

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Our oldest memory of noodles is, maybe, at age three, when our mother used to give us a plate of buttered noodles (today’s parents may open a can of Spaghetti-O’s instead). Later, she introduced us to green-hued spinach noodles—more intriguing to our young eye. Since March 11th is National Eat Your Noodles Day, we’ve having…
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