For Caramel Corn Day: Caramel Corn Recipe Without Corn Syrup

  We don’t use corn syrup in our cooking or baking, so on National Caramel Corn Day, April 6th, we make a recipe that requires none. Instead, the corn is made with real caramel sauce. If you feel like popping along with us, below you’ll find: > The caramel corn recipe without corn syrup. >…
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Yummy Beet Chips & Dips Recipes For National Chip & Dip Day

[1] We love these beet chips any day, with a glass of wine, a beer, or a Martini, dirty or otherwise (photo and recipe © Gelson’s). [2] You can use any color of beets. We find the orange and white ones at farmers’ markets (photo © Edible Madison). [3] How about a mix of red…
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Great Ways To Use Celery For National Celery Month

It’s National Celery Month and April is National Fresh Celery Month, both celebrating a vegetable that most of us don’t pay much attention to. Yet celery, an unsung hero, is one of the most versatile “workhorse” vegetables in the kitchen. According to the California Celery Research Advisory Board, U.S. per capita consumption of celery is…
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Make Charred Lemons & Oranges: Recipe & 45 Citrus Holidays

  March 1st is National Sunkist Citrus Day, and we spent it charring lemons and oranges. Why? To accent various foods and drinks, of course. But there’s a bonus benefit: Charring citrus fills the house with fragrance. It’s far better than aroma of baking cookies for fragrance, a trick recommended by realtors when potential buyers…
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Glamorous Greek Avocado Toast & All The Bread Holidays

[1] Fusion food†: Greek avocado toast (Abacus Photo). [2] Haas avocados are smaller than other varieties, but have much creamier flesh. That’s why they’re used for guacamole (photo © Haas Avocado Board). [3] Walnuts add flavor, protein, and crunch (photo © Bake Your Day).   National toast day is the last Thursday in February, and…
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