Category: Food Holidays & More

FOOD FUN: Paint Hard-Boiled Eggs

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Why should Easter be the only occasion to rouse your inner artist by painting hard-boiled eggs? The practice of decorating eggshells is ancient, predating Christianity. Engraved ostrich eggs found in Africa date back 60,000 years. Decorated ostrich eggs, also replicated in gold and silver, have been found in 5,000-year-old graves in Egypt and Sumeria. [Source]…
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Pisco Punch Recipes For Pisco Day

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[1] Pisco Portón, one of the finest pisco brands (photo © Caraved Pisco). [2] Pisco Punch. Here’s another version of the recipe using pineapple gum syrup (photo © Liber & Co.).   Pisco (PEE-skoe), the national spirit of Peru, is celebrated with two holidays each year: Pisco Day on the fourth Sunday of July, and…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Individual Ice Cream Cakes

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Don’t let National Ice Cream Month end without some ice cream cake. In today’s tip, you add to the fun by giving each person his or her own individual-size ice cream cake. All you need are two ingredients—cake and ice cream—plus an optional garnish. And a fun flavor pairing, although chocolate cake and vanilla ice…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Hot Dog Day

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The Cubano Dog, adapted from the Cuban Sandwich. Photo courtesy Lightlife.   June 23rd is National Hot Dog Day, and we’ve got a new hot dog recipe: the Cubano Dog. It’s a riff on the Cubano (Cuban) Sandwich, a variation of ham and cheese made with ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, sliced dill pickles and…
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