TIP OF THE DAY: Pisco From Peru

July 26th is National Pisco Day—a day to drink Pisco, and to try Brazil’s national cocktail, the Pisco Sour (recipe below). We’re about to introduce you to Pisco. Below you’ll find: The History Of Pisco Pisco Cocktails Pisco Sour Recipe   But first:     WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT THESE FOOD STAPLES FROM PERU?…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Ceviche Day & Ceviche Recipes

June 28th is National Ceviche Day in Peru, where it’s one of the national dishes. The holiday has arrived in the U.S.—a healthy celebration for trying new ceviche recipes. Ceviche—shellfish cured by citrus juice acid—has been popular in Latin America for many centuries. It dates some 2,000 years to an Inca dish of raw marinated…
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Make Lobster Rolls With Chef Jasper White’s Recipe

  June 15th is National Lobster Day. Where we live, people are crazy for lobster rolls. Just the merest announcement that some small restaurant in a remote neighborhood serves them, ensures a pilgrimage with lines down the block. So today’s tip is: Make your own lobster rolls. Make a lobster roll feast an annual family…
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PRODUCT: York Peppermint Patty Ice Cream Bars

Lovers of York Peppermint Patties (us included) can cool off this summer with York Ice Cream bars, made by Good Humor, a Univlever brand. (The York Peppermint Pattie candy brand is owned by Hershey Company, and the ice cream is made under license.) The three-ounce rounds of peppermint ice cream are dipped in a dark…
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