History Of Nashville Hot Chicken For National Hot Chicken Day

March 30th is National Hot Chicken Day. That’s hot as in hot and spicy, cayenne-coated fried chicken. It’s Nashville’s signature food, just as Baltimore has its crab cakes, Boston its clam chowder, Buffalo its wings, Chicago its deep-dish pizza, Denver its omelet, Memphis its barbecue, New York its bagels, New Orleans its po’ boys, and…
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Reuben Casserole Recipe & More Reuben Recipes For National Reuben Sandwich Day

[1] Port your love of Reuben sandwiches to this Reuben casserole. The recipe is below (photo © Taste Of Home). [2] Here’s the recipe (photo © The Cookie Rookie). [3] What’s wrong with this Reuben sandwich? The cheese isn’t melted! (photos #3 and #4 © Carnegie Deli). [4] OK, now it’s better! [5] Don’t want…
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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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Shiitake Mushroom Stuffing Recipe, Not Just For Thanksgiving

[1] A delicious vegetarian/vegan stuffing with dried and fresh mushrooms (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] Fresh cremini mushrooms (also spelled crimini) can be replaced with white button mushrooms (photo ©Christine Siracusa | Weusual | Unsplash). [3] These are fresh shiitake mushrooms (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [4] These are dried…
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