Recipe: Italian Pasta Salad with Hot Sopressata Salami

January 16th is International Hot & Spicy Day, and we found a new recipe that worked for lunch and dinner: Zesty Italian Pasta Salad with Hot Sopressata (photo #1). > Here’s an explanation of salame vs. salume, the different types of salami, and more. > September 7th is National Salami Day. > The recipe is…
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Hot & Spicy Congee Recipe For International Hot & Spicy Day

[1] Hot and spicy congee with chili crunch. The recipe is below (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] Chili crunch gives heat to this recipe. It’s become a popular ingredient, found in Asian stores as well as general grocers, including Trader Joe’s. This one is available on Amazon (photo © Momofuku). [3] Plain…
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Everything Bagel Popcorn Recipe For National Bagel Day

January 15th is National Bagel Day, the first bagel holiday of the year* and we’ve got a fun recipe for you: Everything Bagel Popcorn. The recipe follows, but first: > Check out more bagel recipes below. > More foods waiting for “everything” topping. > The history of the bagel. > The history of the everything…
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Weekend Baking: Citrus Tart Recipe With Coriander Crust

We love lemon tarts or citrus tarts of any kind. So we were excited to try this citrus tart with a buttery crust flavored with coriander (photo #1). It’s a spin we’d never have thought of: ground coriander mixed into the dough. The flavor of coriander (photo #2) is sweet and a bit citrusy. It…
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Moscow Mule Mary Recipe For National Bloody Mary Day

[1] Moscow Mule Marys in the traditional copper Moscow Mule mugs (photos #1 and #3_ © Campbell’s). [2] V8 is available in bottles as well as individual-portion size cans (photo © I Heart Kroger). [3] A classic Bloody Mary made with V8 juice.   We love Bloody Marys year-round, but every January 1st, National Bloody…
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