A Pimento Cheese Sandwich For National Pimento Cheese Day

[1] A southern classic: pimento cheese (photo © Taste Of Home). [2] Enjoy it on a sandwich (which in the South means white bread)… (photo © Schermers Pecans). [3] …or a grilled cheese sandwich (photo © Spread & Co.)… [4] …or on a cheeseburger. Or on a hot dog (photo #14) (photo © Gardenia |…
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Gnocchi Carbonara Recipe For National Carbonara Day

April 6th is National Carbonara Day, a creamy pasta dish beloved both here, in Italy, and anywhere else where a creamy Parmesan/Pecorino sauce can be made. This recipe, created by from Plays Well With Butter, was shared with us by DeLallo, a great source for the finest Italian products—and recipes. Instead of the spaghetti used…
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Easy Caramel Sauce Recipe & Delicious Ways To Use It

[1] Salted rosemary caramel sauce, served with shortbread for dipping. The caramel recipe is below (photos #1, #3, © King Arthur Baking). [2] To make the caramel, start with granulated sugar (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [3] Boiled cider goes into the caramel sauce to add deeper, more complex flavor than traditional caramel.…
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Weekend Baking: Chocolate Macadamia Macaroon Cookies

Why is it that we only think of baking macaroons around Passover? This cookie, composed of coconut and egg whites, was created by Italian Jews for the eight days of Passover, because it has no flour or leavening (which cannot be eaten during the observance). The recipe was introduced to other European Jews and became…
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Italian-Japanese Fusion Food: Chicken Ramen Recipe For National Ramen Day

[1] Italy meets Japan in this tasty ramen recipe (photos #1 and #4 © DeLallo). [2] Spaghettini, the second-thinnest form of spaghetti (photo DeLallo | ChatGPT 2025-04-04). [3] Pick up a rotisserie chicken (photo © McCormick). [4] An Italian starting point: cooking the carrots, celery, onion, and garlic in olive oil. [5] Broccolini. Here’s the…
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