A Football Calzone Recipe For Super Bowl & Other Game Days

What have you planned for the Super Bowl? How about this Football Calzone: layers of pizza crust topped with pepperoni, sauce, and mozzarella. It was created by Beth of HungryHappenings.com for Tablespoon.com, part of Pillsbury. Beth says that it’s “super simple” to make and recommends it as a hearty appetizer. First, you’ll need a Wilton…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Snow Cream (Snow Ice Cream)

AN ANCIENT TREAT Although the crank ice cream freezer wasn’t invented until 1843, and the first large-scale commercial ice cream plant in 1851, research shows that ice cream was first created in the cold regions of China more than 4,000 years ago. There, milk and cream, perhaps some overcooked rice, and spices were packed in…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Corn Chips Vs. Tortilla Chips

January 29th is National Corn Chip Day. Before THE NIBBLE, we thought that corn chips and tortilla chips were synonymous. They aren’t, as you’ll see below. The best-known corn chips in America are Fritos, which were created in 1932 by Charles Elmer Doolin of San Antonio. > The year’s 90 snack holidays. > The year’s…
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RECIPE: Quinoa Grain Bowl For Breakfast, Brunch & Lunch

[1] A new approach to breakfast: egg with grain and veggie (photo and recipe © Good Eggs | San Francisco). [2] Quinoa fried rice topped with an egg (photo © P.F. Chang’s).   The quinoa bowl recipe is below, but first:     A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON BREAKFAST TRADITIONS There’s a yummy recipe for a…
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RECIPE: Happy Salad For Sad Weather

Pick up these bright ingredients and make a happy salad. Photo courtesy Evolution Fresh.   Weather: Cold. Sky: Gray. Snowstorm: Heading this way. Cheer: This bright, happy salad.   We saw the photo and recipe on Evolution Fresh’s Pinterest page, where it was featured as a summer recipe. But all of the ingredients are just…
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