Brandied Fruit Recipe For National Brandied Fruit Day
Add pizzazz to fruit salad with a drizzle of cognac or brandy.
Category: Food Holidays & More
FOOD HOLIDAY: National Chicken Cacciatore Day
[1] Chicken cacciatore served with pasta (photo © Evan Joshua Swigart | Wikimedia). [2] Classic Chicken Cacciatore (photo © Australian Chicken Federation). [3] If you want to save money, buy a whole chicken and quarter it yourself (photo © Good Eggs). October 15th is National Chicken Cacciatore Day. Chicken cacciatore (cah-cha-toe-ray) is Italian country…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Parsnip Chips
Parsnip: the new snack chip. Photo and recipe courtesy Actifry. Earlier this year, we wrote about the new healthy chip craze, nutritious kale chips. Will the next hot snack be parsnip chips? These root vegetables, cousins of carrots, are popular in soups and stews. But they also lend their honeyed sweetness to a crunchy…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Angel Food Cake Day
Calling all cake lovers: October 10th is National Angel Food Cake. An angel food cake is a light, flourless affair made with sugar, a dozen or so egg whites, cream of tartar (which increases the heat tolerance and volume of the egg whites) plus vanilla or almond extract and salt. It is also a…
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FOOD FILM: Butter, The Movie
Got plans this weekend? How about Butter? The latest film from The Weinstein Company opens today in the United States and Canada. When we were first invited to a screening of the film, we knew nothing about it except the cast. We thought it would be related to food, hence the invitation. Well, it’s not…
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