Noodle Recipes & Noodle History For National Eat Your Noodles Day

Our oldest memory of noodles is, maybe, at age three, when our mother used to give us a plate of buttered noodles (today’s parents may open a can of Spaghetti-O’s instead). Later, she introduced us to green-hued spinach noodles—more intriguing to our young eye. Since March 11th is National Eat Your Noodles Day, we’ve having…
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Venison Meatballs Recipe For National Meatball Day

[1] Venison meatballs. Venison, along with bison, has the lowest fat of any red meat (photos #1 and #2 © New Zealand Venison). [2] Ground venison can be used interchangeably with ground beef: in burgers, meatballs, meatloaf, pasta sauce, and more. [3] Fennel is an underappreciated vegetable in the U.S. Also cut it into sticks…
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Buffalo Ranch Loaded Baked Potato Recipe For National Ranch Day

Link other ranch article from 2021 March 10th is National Ranch Dressing Day, which rose out of nowhere (it used to be old-fashioned buttermilk dressing) to become America’s favorite salad dressing and dip. On an earlier National Ranch Dressing Day, we published a yummy article on the history of ranch, a recipe to make it…
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Spicy Crab Linguine Recipe For National Crabmeat Day

[1] Spicy crab linguine with crab and Calabrian chiles (photos #1, #3, and #4 © DeLallo). [2] Jumbo lump crabmeat is the best-looking crab type, but also the most expensive. You can save money with other types (photo © Phillips Foods). [3] Calabrian chiles in oil. The oil is also a delicious ingredientYou can buy…
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The Difference: Frosting, Icing, Glaze

[1] It may look formidable with 5 colored layers and fondant icing, but here’s the recipe if you’re up for the challenge (photos #1 and #3 © Wilton). [2] Making just three layers with stabilized whipped cream frosting is much easier. Here’s the recipe (photo © McCormick) . [3] Easier still: a simple layer cake…
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