Category: Food Holidays & More

FOOD HOLIDAY: Rocky Road Chocolate Bark Recipe For National Rocky Road Day

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Make it in 15 minutes! Photo courtesy Brown Eyed Baker.   June 2 is National Rocky Road Day, a flavor created in 1929 when William Dreyer mixed chocolate ice cream with nuts and marshmallows, the “rocks” in the road. Here’s the history. Today, have a dish of rocky road ice cream and make some rocky…
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FOOD FUN: A New Kind Of Fruit Cake

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Here’s a new take on fruit cake: a “layer cake” that’s made 100% from fresh fruit! It’s the creation of Jessica from Pen N’ Paperflowers Studio & Design. She made it as a birthday cake for a gluten-free friend. But we think it’s a dazzler for any occasion. Want to make one of your own?…
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Hummingbird Coffee Cake Recipe & Hummingbird Cake History

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The recipe for Hummingbird Cake, a southern tradition like Red Velvet Cake, was first submitted by a reader to Southern Living magazine and published in the February 1978 issue. Here’s that first printed recipe for Hummingbird Cake. There was no explanation of the name (we have it below), but Food Timeline cites a 1985 article…
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FOOD 101: For National Comfort Food Day: What Is Comfort Food?

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[1] Banana pudding is one of America’s favorite comfort foods. Here’s the recipe for this version (photo © M. Sheldrake | iStock Photo). [2] Mac and cheese: who resist (photo © Mackenzie Ltd). [3] Fried chicken is a perennial favorite (photo © Honey Butter Fried Chicken | Chicago).   December 5th is National Comfort Food…
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FOOD FUN: Grilled Potato Skewers (Potatoes On A Stick!)

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[1] As much fun as the country fair, but tastier: your own grilled potatoes on a stick (photo © Stix Mediterranean Grill | New York City [permanently closed]). [2] Yukon Gold potatoes (photo © Bonnie Plants).   Grilled potatoes on a stick: What fun! We expanded on this idea from Stix Mediterranean Grill in New…
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