National Butterbrot Day, a.k.a. German Sandwich Day: Recipes & More

September 25th celebrates a food that may not be familiar to many Americans, yet here it is: National Butterbrot Day, also known as National German Sandwich Day. We might call it bread and butter. It’s a simple, open-faced German sandwich called a Butterbrot (“buttered bread”) and it’s a favorite German snack. At it’s simplest, it’s…
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Carnal Beef Sticks: A Truffled Meat Snack Made By Michelin Chefs

[1] Beef sticks, also called meat sticks (and made with other meats and poultry), are a growing market (photo © PS Seasoning). [2] As of this writing, the jerky is sold out, but the beef sticks are available (photos #2, #3, and #4 © Carnal Jerky). [3] Carnal Beef Sticks, our new favorite meat snack.…
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A Beef Stroganoff Recipe & Other Stroganoffs For National Beef Stroganoff Day

[1] A super-easy version of Beef Stroganoff. The recipe is below (unless otherwise indicated, photos are © Taste Of Home). [2] In this version, the beef and noodles are mixed together in the pot. Here’s the recipe (photo © The Real Food Dieticians). [3] You can make Beef Stroganoff in a crockpot or Instant Pot.…
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Chicken Poke Bowls: A Recipe & Poke Bowl History

National Poke Day, which celebrates the traditional Hawaiian dish, takes place on September 28th*. And, September is both National Chicken Month and National Rice Month. So how about something different: chicken poke bowls! If you don’t already know poke, it’s a dish of diced, marinated raw fish that’s considered a local comfort food in Hawaii.…
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Steak Au Poivre, The Steak Recipe With Its Own Holiday

  [1] Steak au poivre is the only steak recipe with its own holiday. Here, there are green peppercorns in the sauce in addition to a black peppercorn crust on the filet mignon. The vegetable is braised leeks (photo © Certified Angus Beef). [2] You can purchase cracked peppercorns, but crushing them fresh is the…
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