Chimichurri Sauce Recipe For Grilled Steak, Poultry & More

July 9th is Argentina’s Independence Day, Día de la Independencia. The independence of Argentina from Spain was declared on July 9th, 1816. Celebrate with this blender chimichurri sauce recipe and your favorite grilled food. Chimichurri (chih-mee-CHOO-ree) is Argentina’s national condiment. In Spanish, it’s a salsa (each Latin American country has its own salsa recipes). In…
Continue reading “Chimichurri Sauce Recipe For Grilled Steak, Poultry & More”

It’s National Ice Cream Month. What Is Brain Freeze?

[1] An elegant ice cream cone (photo © Claudio Hegedus | Wesual | Unsplash). [2] July is National Blueberry Month, and July 8th is National Blueberry Day. Here’s the recipe for blueberry ice cream (photo © Driscoll’s). [3] A caramel ice cream sundae (photo © National Honey Board).   July is National Ice Cream Month,…
Continue reading “It’s National Ice Cream Month. What Is Brain Freeze?”

Fried Chicken Skins Recipe For National Fried Chicken Day

July 6th is National Fried Chicken Day. There’s likely no lover of chicken who hasn’t enjoyed plates of fried chicken. But how about fried chicken skins? The fried chicken skins recipe below is the chicken’s answer to fried pork skins, or chicharrones. Of late, fried chicken skins have become popular with restaurant chefs, when the…
Continue reading “Fried Chicken Skins Recipe For National Fried Chicken Day”

Turn Ice Cream Bars And Pops Into Elegant Desserts

[1] This attractive dessert is made from cut-up fudge pops (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] Gourmet ice pops (paletas) from La Newyorkina (photo © Goldbelly).   It’s National Ice Cream Month, and our colleague Hannah Kaminsky of Bittersweet Blog thought up this creative and oh-so-easy approach to ice cream desserts. She cuts…
Continue reading “Turn Ice Cream Bars And Pops Into Elegant Desserts”

Spare Ribs Vs. Baby Back Ribs (It’s National Barbecued Spare Ribs Day)

Happy Independence Day! For whatever reason, July 4th is National Barbecued Spareribs Day (we’re partial to the alternate, more elegant, spelling, spare ribs). What’s the difference between spare ribs and baby back ribs? Not a whole lot: They’re just two different pieces of the same slab of meat. The main difference is size. The farther…
Continue reading “Spare Ribs Vs. Baby Back Ribs (It’s National Barbecued Spare Ribs Day)”