Recipe: Italian Pasta Salad with Hot Sopressata Salami

January 16th is International Hot & Spicy Day, and we found a new recipe that worked for lunch and dinner: Zesty Italian Pasta Salad with Hot Sopressata (photo #1). > Here’s an explanation of salame vs. salume, the different types of salami, and more. > September 7th is National Salami Day. > The recipe is…
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Hot & Spicy Congee Recipe For International Hot & Spicy Day

[1] Hot and spicy congee with chili crunch. The recipe is below (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] Chili crunch gives heat to this recipe. It’s become a popular ingredient, found in Asian stores as well as general grocers, including Trader Joe’s. This one is available on Amazon (photo © Momofuku). [3] Plain…
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Everything Bagel Popcorn Recipe For National Bagel Day

January 15th is National Bagel Day, the first bagel holiday of the year* and we’ve got a fun recipe for you: Everything Bagel Popcorn. The recipe follows, but first: > Check out more bagel recipes below. > More foods waiting for “everything” topping. > The history of the bagel. > The history of the everything…
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Dutch Crunch Bread: What It Is & Recipes To Bake Your Own

[1] Hot Johnnie’s Dutch Crunch Pastrami Sandwich, made on Dutch Crunch bread. On this loaf, the rice paste forms “tiger stripes” (photo © Flavor & The Menu). [2] In these and the remainder of the Dutch Crunch photos, the pattern is giraffe-like. Here’s the recipe (photo © Honeyville). [3] Another example of why it’s also…
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What Is The Great Fruitcake Toss In The Rockies In January?

[1] Why would anyone toss a tasty fruitcake? If you can’t eat it all, slice it and freeze it (photo © Williams Sonoma). [2] The slogan of the day (photos #2 and #4 © Visit Manitou Springs). [3] If you don’t BYO fruitcake, you can “rent” one (photo © Pikes Peak). [4] There are competitions…
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