Banana Split Ice Pops Recipe For National Banana Split Day

August 25th is National Banana Split Day, celebrating an iconic sundae invented in 1904 by a 23-year-old apprentice pharmacist in Pennsylvania. In those days, pharmacies contained soda fountains, and it wasn’t unusual for a junior pharmacist to fill in as a soda jerk*. He made the sundae in a long dish called a boat (hence…
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Savory Ham & Cheese Waffles For National Waffle Day

[1] Ham and Cheddar waffles with red pepper sauce. The recipe is below (photo © Idaho Potato Commission). [2] The sauce for this recipe is made from roasted red bell peppers. Here’s how to roast them (photo © Alexandra Cooks). [3] Waffles topped with grilled mushrooms and scallions, pickled onions, microgreens and sour cream (photo…
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Gnocchi Potato Salad Recipe (Or Is It Pasta Salad?)

Is it potato salad or is it pasta salad? It’s both: a pasta salad made from potato gnocchi. The next time someone asks you to bring the potato salad to a gathering, surprise them with this recipe. The recipe is below.     WHAT ARE GNOCCHI If you’re not familiar with gnocchi, it’s an Italian…
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Potato Salad With Truffles: A Luxurious Recipe

August 18th is National Potato Day. We could celebrate happily with a fully loaded baked potato or some fabulous fries. But when we received this recipe from Gourmet Attitude, we knew we had to make it. (There’s no National Potato Salad Day…yet.) Gourmet Attitude specializes in everything truffle: fresh truffles, frozen truffles, truffle butter, truffle…
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