Elvis Presley Birthday Recipes

January 8th is Elvis Presley’s birthday. The King was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi. To celebrate, we’ve got some Elvis Presley recipes for you. Elvis’ favorite sandwich was a fried peanut butter sandwich with sliced bananas and bacon. The following recipes carry on the theme.     ELVIS TRIBUTE DISHES Elvis Burger…
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Green Bean Tempura Recipe For National Tempura Day

[1] Tempura green beans (photo © Southern Selects). [2] Tempura green beans served in a basket, like fries (photo © The Tuck Room | NYC). [3] Shishito peppers tempura. Here’s the recipe (photo © A Spicy Perspective).   January 7th is National Tempura Day, and while you can head to your nearest Japanese restaurant, you…
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FOOD FUN: Pancake Spaghetti For National Spaghetti Day

Here’s some fun for National Spaghetti Day, January 4th: pancake spaghetti. A trend that started on Tik-Tok, pancake spaghetti is thin strips of pancake batter made in the thickness of spaghetti. Once the strips are cooked all the way through on a griddle, you put them in a bowl and “sauce” them with your syrup…
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FOOD FUN: Ice Cream Wreath, An Easy To Make Christmas Dessert

[1] A Christmas wreath of ice cream and fruit (photo © Tillamook County Creamery Association | Facebook). [2] Kadota figs. Any figs work here, all have reddish interiors. But green-skinned figs add more external color than darker hues (photo © California Figs). [3] Raspberries dot the wreath with color (photo © Driscoll’s Berries).   This…
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Macadamia Fried Shrimp & More Fried Shrimp Recipes For National Fried Shrimp Day

December 21st is National Fried Shrimp Day. We have a tasty recipe below with a panko/macadamia nut crust. But first, inquiring minds want to know the differences between crayfish, prawns, and shrimp: Crayfish, also called crawfish and crawdads, are small, freshwater lobsters. Their flavor is milder than shrimp. Shrimp are sometimes called prawns, but that…
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