Ready Your Forks: There Are 200 Dessert Holidays! Part 2

[1] National Lemon Meringue Pie Day is August 15th (photo © American Egg Board). [2] National Spumoni Day is August 21st (photo © Lezza). [3] National Cherries Jubilee Day is September 24th. Here’s a recipe (photo © Claire Justine). [4] National Angel Food Cake Day is October 10th (photo © Bhofack2 | Dreamstime). [5] National…
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Lemon Blueberry Icebox Cake For National Blueberry Month

[1] Bake a Lemon Blueberry Icebox Cake for National Blueberry Month. The recipe is below (photos #1, #2, and #5 © C&H Sugar). [2] Cool from the fridge, icebox cake is a treat on a warm summer day. [3] It’s blueberry season, and it’s easy to make fresh blueberry jam for the recipe (photo ©…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 5 Little Holiday Tips

You may have finished your holiday decorations, decking the halls with gaiety. We’d like to add a few small things that we especially enjoy, whether for visitors or as a treat for ourselves.     1. BOWLS OF SPICES Holiday-scented candles are lovely, but require close watch to guarantee against fires. Instead, we buy cinnamon,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Creamsicle Variations For National Creamsicle Day

August 14th is National Creamsicle Day. Creamsicle is a flavor combination that people either love or not. We love it, and have even created our own variation, The Nibblesicle, with raspberry sorbet instead of orange. The Creamsicle was created by the Popsicle Corporation, established during the Depression by Frank Epperson, who had invented the Popsicle®.…
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S’mores Popcorn & More Recipes For National S’mores Day

This recipe for S’mores Popcorn comes from Valerie’s Home Cooking, a new cookbook by actress Valerie Bertinelli (photo #2). Valerie advises: “All I can do here is issue a warning: Get ready for an amazing, tasty, and addictive treat—and only eat these if you’re with someone who won’t mind your licking your fingers. “I was…
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