Category: Recipes

Mango-Tomatillo Guacamole Recipe For National Mango Day

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[1] Mango-Tomatillo Guacamole. The recipe is below photo © Chef Ingrid Hoffmann | Facebook). [2] Champagne mangoes (their proper name is Ataulfo) are in season from late February to early August. They’re a smaller variety but with a creamier texture—the larger varieties tend to be fibrous (photo © I Love Mangoes). [3] Tomatillos look like…
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Lamington Recipe & Lamington History For National Lamington Day

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July 21st is National Lamington Day. What’s a lamington? It’s a sponge cake dipped in chocolate and topped with *desiccated coconut that Australians enjoy at breakfast, afternoon tea, or dessert. A kitchen accident, it is one of Australia’s most famous desserts (the other is the Pavlova). The classic lamington can be single squares or layers…
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Strawberry Ice Cream Soda Recipe (aka Float) For National Ice Cream Soda Day

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[1] A special strawberry float from chef David Venable (recipe below—photo courtesy QVC). [2] 7-Up and Sprite are standard lemon-lime sodas, but we go for the best: Boylan’s. It’s all natural, and it shows (photo © Boylan Bottling). [3] Not a lemon-lime fan? You can make any flavor float with the soda of your choice.…
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A Fancy Fusion Hot Dog Recipe For National Hot Dog Day

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[1] Zilla Dog, an international fusion dish that combines kimchi, chicharrones, and an Indonesian-based sauce (photos #1 and #2 © 4505 Meats). [2] 44505 Meats chicharrones come in a variety of flavors—all delicious. [3] Sambal olek, an Indonesian chili paste or sauce (photo © McCormick). [4] You can purchase kimchi, a traditional Korean side dish…
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Breakfast, Lunch, Appetizer: Whipped Ricotta Crostini Recipe

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[1] Crostini with whipped ricotta and a sweet topping of honey, or savory marinated cherry tomatoes (photo © Belfiore Cheese Company). [2] Fresh ricotta before it’s whipped (photo © DeLaurenti Food & Wine). [3] When ricotta is whipped, it looks like this. Here, it’s garnished with maple syrup and Calabrian chiles and served with grilled…
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