Category: Recipes

FOOD 101: Bao, Filled Steamed Buns From China

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Updated August 2026 August 22nd is National Bao Day, a relatively newly-established holiday reflecting the increased availability of bao in the U.S. If you like bread of all types, including steamed, doughy bread with a savory filling, then celebrate: It’s National Bao Day. Below: > What are bao? > Types of bao. > Vegetarian bao…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Panini For National Panini Month

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[1] What’s better than a sandwich, a grilled sandwich! Here, panini American style, with chipotle chicken, bacon and ranch dressing. Get the recipe from What’s Cooking, Love. [2] An electric panini press, no stove required (photo courtesy Breville). If you have a George Foreman grill, you can grill panini, and vice versa: you can grill…
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RECIPE: Cucumber Lemonade For National Cucumber Day

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How about a new lemonade recipe for National Lemonade Day, August 20th? The lemon tree first grew wild in the Assam region of India and was ultimately brought to the Middle East. While archaeological evidence shows that people drank lemon drinks centuries earlier, the first known written reference to the lemon tree dates from a…
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