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[1] The type of cream is up to you. Photo © Jacek Kadaj | Fotolia. [2] Larger strawberries can be found in markets right now (photo © California Strawberries). May 21st is National Strawberries And Cream Day, a classic English dessert. The ingredients are as simple as can be. And if you use just…
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“As easy as pie” refers to eating the pie, not baking it. Photo courtesy Harry and David. As a follow up to last month’s list of 12 popular food phrases (idoms*), food phrases we have five more, courtesy of Dictionary.com. 1. Apples And Oranges Apples and oranges refers to two incommensurable items, i.e. a…
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[1] Linguine and clam sauce with asparagus. The recipe is below (photo © Dole). [2] Fresh linguine pasta, the “flat” version of spaghetti (photo © Mindaugas Petrutis | Unsplash). [3] Dry fettuccine (photo © Isaac Quesada | Unsplash). [4] Linguine with pesto is a classic dish from Liguria, where both originated (photo © DeLallo). …
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The different types of whiskey for World Whiskey Day, and why some spell it whisky.
There’s a group of cooked fruit desserts with crumb or pastry toppings that are similar enough to be confusing. Since today is National Cherry Cobbler Day, we’ll review the differences. BETTY or BROWN BETTY A betty is a crisp (see below) topped with buttered bread crumbs or bread pieces instead of streusel or another topping.…
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