Hot & Spicy Almond Clusters Recipe For National Peanut Cluster Day

National Peanut Cluster Day is March 8th, but there are too many people who have peanut allergies. Thus, we’ve reworked the classic recipe into almond clusters. > The recipe is below. And for a spicy twist, we used Blue Diamond’s Limited Edition Almonds With Mike’s Hot Honey. First, a few words about these almonds: How…
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Trader Joe’s Onion Dip Pasta Recipe & Spicy Chili Crisp

March is National Sauce Month, so how about a new idea for pasta sauce? Here’s a crowd-pleaser that doesn’t take more effort than boiling pasta and heating sauce. But this time, the sauce is made from a container of caramelized onion dip. It’s a two-ingredient recipe (photos #1 and #2) that you can enhance with…
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Regular & Spicy Margarita Mocktail Recipes For National Margarita Day

The Margarita is America’s most popular cocktail, with National Margarita Day celebrated on February 22nd. Even if you don’t drink alcohol, you can enjoy one of these yummy Margarita mocktails: Classic, Spicy, Fruity & Spicy, and Smoky. They capture the tangy, citrusy flavors of the classic Margarita, without the alcohol. They’re not only for nondrinkers,…
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A Gingerbread Hot Chocolate Recipe To Spice Things Up

[1] Gingerbread hot chocolate (photo © Bittersweet Blog). [2] Serve it with gingerbread men, gingersnaps, or any ginger or chocolate cookie (photo © Colavita). [3] Get out your cookie cutters and have some fun (photo © Baked NYC). [4] Chocolate chip gingerbread cookies. Here’s the recipe (photo © King Arthur Baking). [5] Crispy gingersnap cookies.…
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A Sweet & Sour Cabbage Soup Recipe For National Cabbage Day

February 17th happens to be National Cabbage Day, and this week it also falls on Meatless Monday. And it’s cold out. So it couldn’t be a better day to make this Sweet & Sour Cabbage Soup, a hearty bowlful of cold-weather comfort that’s also: Cruciferous: full of cancer-preventing antioxidants and other nutrition†. Vegan/Non-Dairy: which make…
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