FOOD FUN: Easter Toast

Easter egg toast. Use the same concept for Christmas, St. Patrick’s Day, Valentine and other “holiday toast” (photos courtesy Arla USA).   Make Easter egg toast as a holiday treat. These were made with blueberry cream cheese from Arla USA, maker of cream cheese spreads in blueberry, herbs & spices, peppercorn, original and lite. You…
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20 Spinach Recipes & Spinach History For National Spinach Day

These 20+ spinach recipes give you more than enough ideas for celebrating the year’s 7 spinach holidays: January 17: Popeye The Sailor Man Day March 26: National Spinach Day June 17: National Eat Your Vegetables Day July 16th: National Fresh Spinach Day September, 2nd Full Week: National Folic Acid Awareness Week October: Spinach Lovers Month…
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PRODUCT: Facundo Baccardi Premium Rum & A Chocolate Banana Cocktail Recipe

[1] Chocolate banana cocktail. The recipe is below (photos #1, #2 and #3 © Bacardi). [2] Ready for its close up: Facundo Neo rum. [3] The Facundo Bacardi Rum Collection.   Weekends are a time for testing new cocktail recipes. The Chocolate Banana Cocktail Recipe below is from the Facundo Rum Collection, a luxury portfolio.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Quick & Easy Paella Recipe For National Paella Day

March 27th is National Paella Day. Many people think that paella is a complex, time-consuming dish—and classic recipes can be. But you can make this simplified version from Good Eggs easily on any weeknight. After 20 minutes of prep time, 20 mins active time plus 40 minutes simmer time. RECIPE: SPRING SHRIMP PAELLA Ingredients For…
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FOOD FUN: Naked Easter Cake With Chocolate Nest

We had never heard of naked cake when, in our first apartment, we began to bake Easter cakes. For years, we had a Nordicware lamb-shape cake mold. We baked a chocolate cake (a black sheep, as it were), frosted it in vanilla, and covered it with white flaked coconut. One year, we outgrew the lamb,…
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