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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For National Chicken-Fried Steak Day, A Recipe, History, & More

What’s for dinner? October 26th is National Chicken-Fried Steak, celebrating a beloved Southern and Southwestern comfort food comprising a beef cutlet that’s pan-fried in the manner of chicken. You take a tenderized piece of beef (usually a cheap, tough cut like cube steak or ), coat it in seasoned flour, dip it in egg or…
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Pizookie Recipes & History For National Chocolate Chip Day

We’re honoring National Chocolate Chip Day, May 15th, by baking this fun and fabulous Pizookie® recipe. Pizookie is a dessert that consists of a freshly-baked cookie usually baked and served in an iron skillet, typically topped with ice cream. > The history of the Pizookie is below. > The history of the chocolate chip cookie.…
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Birthday Cake Cocktail Recipe (With Or Without The Cake)

[1] A birthday toast (photos #1 and #2 © Thatcher’s Organic). [2] Thatcher’s Organic is a gluten-free vodka, made from corn instead of wheat. [3] We used edible glitter instead of rainbow sprinkles, but you can use either or both (photo Gemini). [4] It’s easy to buy a loaf of pound cake (photo © Incredible…
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