America’s Top Fruits & Vegetables: It’s National Fruits & Veggies Month!

September is National Fruits & Veggies Month, a holiday established by the USDA to bring greater attention to the health benefits of eating fruits and vegetables. The message is not only to “make the most of summer produce while it’s still available,” but to integrate more fruits and vegetables into your daily meals. It’s pretty…
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Papaya On A Bagel? Plus More Papaya Recipes For National Papaya Month

[1] What’s for brunch? A bagel with citrus cream cheese and papaya ribbons. The recipe is below (photo © Southern Selects). [2] There are numerous subspecies of Carica papaya, demonstrating different sizes, shapes, and flavor nuances (photo © Alleksana | Pexels). [3] A shorter, rounder variety (photo © Little Plant | Unsplash). [4] The papaya…
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Butternut Squash Soup Recipe With A Latin Twist For National Acorn Squash Day

[1] Butternut squash soup with spicy Latin garnishes (photos #1, #2, #4, and #5 ©‎ Pointed Leaf Press). [2] The star vegetable: butternut squash. Here’s the difference between butternut and acorn squash (photo © Good Eggs). [3] Soup garnishes: chiles, chorizo, cilantro, lime, pepitas. [4] The author enjoys this soup with a glass of her…
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A Detroit Pizza Recipe For National Cheese Pizza Day

September 5th is National Cheese Pizza Day. How about going beyond mozzarella with this Detroit Pizza recipe? The classic Detroit pizza uses mozzarella plus brick cheese.     WHAT IS BRICK CHEESE? Brick cheese is a specialty of Wisconsin, made in a brick-shaped form, a medium-hard cheese like Cheddar or Limburger. The mild and earthy…
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Macadamia Nut Fudge Recipe For National Macadamia Nut Day

[1] Easy-to-make chocolate macadamia fudge (photo © Taste of Home). [2] Macadamia nuts shelled. [3] Macadamia nuts in the shell. [4] Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate. This sweeter variety of baking chocolate was created in 1852 by Sam German, an Englishman who worked in the U.S. for Walter Baker & Company. The sweet chocolate gave its…
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