Watermelon Oysters Recipe For National Watermelon Month

What are watermelon oysters? They’re a clever combination of oysters that use the rind and the flesh of a watermelon as a garnish. On this last day of National Watermelon Month July, we present them to the sophisticated foodie. The recipe, Watermelon Rind Mignonette and Watermelon Granita with Oysters, is ambitious, but the result is…
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80 Cheesecake Recipes For National Cheesecake Day

[1] A classic cherry cheesecake. Here’s the recipe (photos #1 and #4 © DeLallo). [2] Decorate a plain cheesecake with berries (photo © Wilton | Facebook). [3] We have several savory cheesecake recipes below. This photo is a Blue Cheese Cheesecake. Here’s the recipe (photo © Wisconsin Dairy). [4] Espresso truffle cheesecake. Here’s the recipe.…
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Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars For National Blueberry Month

Before National Blueberry Month ends, our weekend baking projects include this recipe for Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars, sent to us by Fruits From Chile. What Americans call bars are a type of cookie. Bar cookies, which include such popular varieties as brownies, lemon bars, and oatmeal bars, do have a dense cake-like consistency. So why…
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PB&J Breakfast Parfait Recipe & The Peanut Butter Holidays

[1] You can make this parfait in 1-2-3 (all photos © Once Again Nut Butter). [2] Once Again PB is available in natural and organic, creamy and crunchy. [3] For weekend fun, make pancake “sundaes” with peanut butter and jelly.   P&J for breakfast? Yes, and it isn’t a sandwich, but a breakfast parfait. We…
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The Scoop On Tequila Barrels For National Tequila Day

July 24th is National Tequila Day. We have a lot of tequila recipes below. But today there’s something different for serious tequila fans: the role of barrels in tequila aging in the flavor of tequila. The tips are from Alec and Ana Tesa, of Eleven20 Tequila. Eleven20 is an award-winning tequila crafted with traditional distilling…
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