Category: Food Holidays & More

PRODUCT: Cake In A Jar

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Way back in 2009, we discovered the excellent cake in a jar from Yummy Cupcakes in Los Angeles. It became a Top Pick Of The Week, and one of those products that, years later, we still pine for, remembering every spoonful. The trend was slow in starting. After five years, in the past week we’ve…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Chocolate Eclair Day

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June 22nd is National Chocolate Éclair Day. Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts has gone beyond mere classic chocolate, announcing the launch of a global éclair program helmed by the great Johnny Iuzzini, James Beard Award winner for Outstanding Pastry Chef. Le Méridien guests worldwide can indulge in a variety of modern twists on the Parisian…
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RECIPE: Crudité Flag, A July 4th Snack

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We launch this year’s series of red, white and blue July 4th foods with a crudité flag. The red and white flag stripes are cauliflower florets, red cherry tomatoes and red bell pepper strips. (Remove the stems from the tomatoes—the green color doesn’t belong on the flag.) The blue field with white stars is represented…
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Pork Belly Lettuce Wraps Recipe For National Pork Belly Day

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[1] Pork belly lettuce wraps: a real treat (photo © Sushi Samba). [2] A slab of uncooked pork belly (phoco © The Country Victualler). [3] Hearts of palm, a.k.a. palmito (photo © Trikaya). [4] Butterhead lettuce, a category that includes Bibb and Boston. Here are the different types of Butterhead lettuce (photo © Good Eggs).…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Vanilla Milkshake Day & A Spiked Milkshake

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[1] Shake Guinness and spiced rum with vanilla ice cream (photo © Hard Rock Cafe). [2] You can make a Grasshopper milkshake with mint ice cream and creme de menthe instead of the Guinness (photo © Sincerely Media | Unsplash).   Get ready for tomorrow, June 20th: National Vanilla Milkshake Day. Here are two spiked…
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