ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Irish Coffee Shots

Each year we present Irish coffee recipes for St. Patrick’s Day. Here they are: The history of Irish coffee and the original recipe Irish coffee recipe variations   But for something different this year, we like these Irish coffee “shots.” Traditional Irish coffee combines whiskey, brown sugar, black coffee, and heavy cream. In these shots,…
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TRENDS: What’s Hot in 2015

Bánh-mi, a Vietnamese submarine sandwich on a baguette. Photo courtesy The Great Pepper Cookbook by Melissa’s Produce.   Nation’s Restaurant News, the major trade paper and website for those in the restaurant industry, reports that Americans are becoming more interested in trying new ethnic foods—especially (but not surprisingly) in restaurants. What “ethnic” means varies from…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Guacamole Recipe

What’s Irish about guacamole, the quintessential Mesoamerican sauce, we wondered as we saw the headline in the email for St. Patrick’s Day Guacamole, sent to us by the California Avocado Commission. The answer: the integration of Irish ingredients—bacon, carrots, Cheddar, onion, parsley—into conventional guacamole. The idea was developed by Sabrina Modelle of TheTomatoTart.com. Alas, conventional…
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RECIPE: Broccoli Madness Salad & The History Of Broccoli

For green fare on St. Patrick’s Day, try this very green broccoli salad from Souplantation. It has plenty of added ingredients (bacon! raisins! cashews!) to make it a crowd pleaser. National Broccoli Day Is March 22nd. > The history of broccoli is below.     RECIPE: BROCCOLI MADNESS SALAD Ingredients For 6 Side Salad Servings…
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FOOD FUN: Meatball Pot Pie Recipe

For National Meatball Day, March 9th, here are two fun recipes with meatballs, courtesy of Casa Di Bertacchi. Both will be popular with busy moms, because the ingredients are quick to assemble. We don’t often use recipes that use a can of soup or canned potatoes as an ingredient, but here we make an exception…
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