History Of Smoothies & Smoothie Recipes For Global Smoothie Day

Love smoothies? October 3rd is Global Smoothie Day, A beverage of fruit and yogurt with the consistency of a milkshake, but much healthier. While the first smoothies marketed in the U.S. were combinations of fruit and fruit juice, yogurt was later added to the recipe. The concentration of calcium and beneficial bacteria in the yogurt,…
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Polenta & Pork Ragu Recipe For National Pork Month

[1] Pork ragù over polenta (photos #1, #2, #4, and #5 © DeLallo). [2] Ingredients for the recipe. Pork Shoulder[/caption] [3] Pork shoulder, also known as Boston butt (photo courtesy Food Nutrition Table). [4] Instant polenta is ready in 5 minutes‡‡. You can buy it online from DeLallo. [5] These San Marzano tomatoes sold by…
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A Pumpkin Pie Spice Blend Recipe For National Pumpkin Spice Day

October 1st is National Pumpkin Spice Day. What is pumpkin spice? It’s a blend of ground cinnamon, clove, ginger, nutmeg, and sometimes allspice (photo #2). It was first used as a seasoning for pumpkin pie. While for many years the baker of a pumpkin pie measured each particular spice from its jar, enough pies were…
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Baileys S’mores Irish Cream Liqueur: Delicious!

Summer may be over, but Baileys is keeping s’mores alive with its new Baileys S’mores Limited Edition Irish Cream Liqueur. For a sweet break, we’ve always turned to Baileys Original Irish Cream or one of the other flavors: Almande (dairy free) Espresso Creme Pumpkin Spice Red Velvet Salted Caramel Strawberries & Cream Limited Editions (surprise—this…
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Chocolate Milk Recipe Ideas For National Chocolate Milk Day

[1] Chocolate peanut butter smoothie. Here’s the recipe (photos #1, #2, and #3 © Fairlife). [2] Frozen chocolate and cold brew smoothie. Here’s the recipe. [3] For breakfast, a whipped mocha cream. Here’s the recipe. [4] Hot chocolate milk with whipped cream and shaved chocolate (photo © Jez Timms | Unsplash). [5] You can get…
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