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February 22nd is National Margarita Day. It’s also the day George Washington was born (in 1732). Decades ago, it was established that George Washington never cut down his father’s beloved cherry tree.* But the tradition of cherry pie on his birthday existed for many years before scholars uncovered the reality. So this year’s contribution to…
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[1] Hannah Kaminsky’s Inside-Out Peppermint Patties (photo © Bittersweet Blog). [2] Conventional peppermint patties, homemade. Peppermint Patties recipeHere’s the recipe (photo © Safe Eggs). [3] Chop up some good chocolate bars for the mint centers (these are from DeBrand.com). It’s National Chocolate Mint Day. You can make a cool chocolate peppermint pie, warm chocolate…
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HOW ARE YOUR KIDS DOING WITH THEIR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS? Adults and older teens often resolve to eat better in the new year. But how about younger kids? If you have them, bring them along to the Kids Food Festival in New York City. This year, the annual event will be held on…
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Top: Our most recent whole grain breakfast: poached egg, red rice, baby arugula, sautéed cherry tomatoes and mushrooms (photo courtesy InHarvest). Second: We’ve also eaten our poached egg with leftover white rice and veggies (photo courtesy Gardenia | NYC). Third: You can bake the egg atop the cooked grain instead of poaching it, as in…
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It’s zero degrees here right now, with a wind chill below zero—the coldest February day since 1963. It’s a good day to focus on soup. We prefer to consume soup in a mug instead of a bowl. It can be easily sipped, and we never drip soup on ourselves. Our ability to avoid spilling some…
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