Pickle Canoes (Stuffed Pickles) & Drinks For National Pickle Day

  Here’s some fun for National Pickle Day, coming up on November 14th: Pickle Canoes, a treat for kinds and for beer drinkers — but also we’ve got pickle cocktails as well as wine and soft drink pairings. The fun follows below. > Pickle canoes recipe. > Which should you drink with pickle canoes (and…
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A Hearty Francesinha Sandwich Recipe For National Sandwich Day

[1] Chabaso Bakery’s take on the francesinha sandwich (photos #1 and #6 © Chabaso Bakery). [2] Use thick-cut bacon (photo © iGourmet). [3] Domestic linguiça. See more about linguiça in the *footnote below (photo © Old Major Market). [3] Cube steaks are used here—tough cuts of top or bottom round that go through a “swissing”…
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Gift Of The Day: Michelle’s Maccs, The Best Coconut Macaroons

If you’re looking for an especially tasty gift for someone who loves coconut, you can’t do better than Michelle’s Maccs. They handmade, gourmet treats are gluten-free, egg-free and nut-free (except for Hazelnut and Peanut Butter, which are baked in dedicated pans). All-natural and enrobed in one of the world’s finest couverture chocolate, Belgium’s Callebaut, they’re…
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For National Sandwich Day Lampredotto, Italy’s Best Sandwich

[1] Florence, Italy’s signature sandwich: the lampredotto (photo © Bambi Trippa e Lampredotto). [2] Each vendor has a proprietary chunky green sauce, their “secret sauce” (Gemini photo). [3] Pile on the salsa verde (Abacus photo). [4] Mr. Cook serves his lampredotto with a spicy tomato sauce. Here’s the recipe (photo © Mr. Cook). [5] The…
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Recipe: Peanut Butter Popcorn For National Popcorn Lovers Month

[1] This recipe contains both peanut butter and Peanut M&Ms (photo © The Popcorn Board). [2] Use your favorite creamy peanut butter (photo © Peanut Butter & Co.).   [3] A jar of Peanut Butter M&Ms (photo © Pixabay).     November is National Peanut Butter Lovers Month. Here’s a fun recipe we bet you…
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