Category: Food Holidays & More

Make Your Own Curry Powder & Chile Oil & The History Of Curry

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[1] Homemade curry powder (photo © Savory Spice Shop | Facebook). [2] Coconut chicken curry with basmati saffron rice (photo © Cafe Spice). [3] Fish curry (photo © Sun Basket). [4] Keema curry, an Indian curry made of ground meat and minced vegetables (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [5] Goat curry (photo ©…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Cordon Bleu Day & Cordon Bleu Chicken Recipe

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April 4th is National Cordon Bleu Day.     THE HISTORY OF CORDON BLEU Le Cordon Bleu (French for “The Blue Ribbon”) is the world’s largest school for hospitality education, for both cooks, service and management personnel. Originating in France, it now has 35 schools on five continents. The inspiration for the school began in…
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Tofu Chocolate Mousse Recipe For National Chocolate Mousse Day

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[1] A chocolate mousse alternative that can be vegan (photos #1 amd #3 © House Foods). [2] Garnish the mousse with fresh berries, such as blackberries (above) or raspberries (photo © American Heritage Chocolate). [3] House Foods Soft Tofu (photo © Calorie Friend). [4] A package of organic Soft Tofu.   Allergic to eggs? Lactose…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: World Whisky Day, March 27th

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Enjoy a glass of Scotch: It’s World Whisky Day. Photo courtesy Chivas Regal.   People across the world will raise a dram to Scotland’s national drink on March 27th, thanks to the efforts of a University of Aberdeen Student. Blair Bowman, 21, has established the first ever World Whisky Day. Unlike other drinks such as…
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Three Types Of Couscous & Recipes For National Couscous Day

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[1] Make a pearl/Israeli couscous salad instead of rice salad. It pairs well with just about any other ingredients (photo © Travelling Light | iStock Photo). [2] Three types of couscous, clockwise from top left: pearl/Israeli couscous, Moroccan couscous, and Lebanese/Moghrabieh couscous. Here’s how to cook them (photo © Feel Good Foodie). [3] For more…
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