Category: Recipes

RECIPE: Maple Syrup Blondies & The History Of Blondies

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January 22nd is National Blonde Brownie Day, and May 9th is National Butterscotch Brownie Day. Both are earlier names for a blondie. Some blondies have chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, toffee chips, or an assortment. Nuts are optional. The blondie got its name because as a brownie recipe without the cocoa, it was pale. Over time,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Grilled Cheese

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Shred the cheese first. Daryl Brooks | Dreamstime.   Grilled cheese sandwiches, one of America’s favorites, are pretty easy to make,. Yet they’re not problem free. Sometimes, the cheese does not melt evenly or quickly. This is especially true when you hand-slice quality cheese from a block, as opposed to using thin, easy-melting plastic-wrapped singles.…
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Meatloaf Hero Sandwich Recipe & Its Different Names

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[1] A hearty meatloaf sub for Oscar watchers (photo © Eat Wisconsin Cheese). [2] While most people make a meatball hero or sub with round meatballs, using slices of a meatloaf makes the sandwich easier to bite (photo © Urban Accents). []   Here’s a suggestion from From Eat Wisconsin Cheese.com: Switch the popular meatball…
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FOOD FUN: Oscar Party Sushi

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If your Oscar party will include sushi, how about a platter that looks like a director’s slate? This fun idea comes from SushiShop, which isn’t selling the “director’s slate” platters but developed this as part of an advertising campaign. You can make it yourself with: 10 pieces of salmon nigiri (fish atop rice pads) 10…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Applesauce & Applesauce Bar

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Set up an “applesauce bar” for breakfast, dessert or snacking. Photo courtesy U.S. Apple.   Mom always made applesauce from scratch. Her apple of choice was the McIntosh, and she cooked them with the peel. It generated a pretty pink color when strained through a food mill. When we first had commercial applesauce from a…
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