It’s National Something On A Stick Day. Here’s What To Eat!

[1] The classic: Japanese yakitori, a cousin to Middle Eastern kebabs (Abacus Photo). [2] The new: pizza on a stick. Here’s the recipe (photo © The Cookie Rookie). [3] PB&J on a stick. Here’s the recipe (photo © Taste Of Home). [4] Tornado potatoes (a.k.a. Chip Sticks, Potato Springs, Potato Twisters, Ribbon Fries, Rotato, Spiral…
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The Top 10 Whiskey Cocktails For International Whiskey Day

  It’s International Cocktail Day, and you know what that means: Happy Hour! We list the top 10 whiskey cocktails below. Try one that you haven’t had before. Below: > The 10 top whiskey cocktails, ingredients, plus links to the history of each. > Up, down, neat, on the rocks: how your drink is served.…
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Yummy Beet Chips & Dips Recipes For National Chip & Dip Day

[1] We love these beet chips any day, with a glass of wine, a beer, or a Martini, dirty or otherwise (photo and recipe © Gelson’s). [2] You can use any color of beets. We find the orange and white ones at farmers’ markets (photo © Edible Madison). [3] How about a mix of red…
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What Is A Vegetable & The Year’s 95+ Vegetable Holidays Holidays

  March 22nd is National Broccoli Day, one of 95 vegetable holidays celebrated each year—and that’s just the vegetables, not foods made with them, like gazpacho or spanakopita (spincah pie). While you can see all the vegetable holidays below, in botany there is no such thing as a “vegetable.” The term doesn’t exist in science,…
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Great Ways To Use Celery For National Celery Month

It’s National Celery Month and April is National Fresh Celery Month, both celebrating a vegetable that most of us don’t pay much attention to. Yet celery, an unsung hero, is one of the most versatile “workhorse” vegetables in the kitchen. According to the California Celery Research Advisory Board, U.S. per capita consumption of celery is…
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