Sweet Potato Pizza Recipe For National Sweet Potato Month

This Sweet Potato Apple Pizza recipe from Colavita Olive Oil is delicious for brunch, lunch, dinner, or even dessert. It combines two delicious pairings—sweet potato and apple—and offers variations: butternut squash instead of sweet potato, pear, or pineapple instead of apple. You can also substitute a different cheese for the Manchego. There’s a lot more…
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A Delicious Almond Cake Recipe For National Almond Day

[1] Orange and almonds are a great pairing in this Mediterranean-style cake, which uses extra virgin olive oil instead of butter (photos #1, #2 and #3 © Discover California Wines). [2] Check out different wine and cake pairings in this article. [3] To share this cake with guests, offer coffee and tea in addition to…
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Valentine Caramel Apples Recipe For Valentine’s Day Treats

Envy apples are now in stores. We laid in a stock of big, juicy ones at Trader Joe. And for the week leading up to Valentine’s Day, we’re going to have our “apple a day” coated in caramel and white chocolate. White chocolate tinted pink, that is. So pick up ingredients and have fun making…
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Valentine’s Day Popcorn Recipe: Pink & Dotted With Chocolate

[1] Valentine popcorn: white chocolate drizzle, M&Ms and pink sprinkles (photo © National Popcorn Board). [2] First take popped popcorn… (photo © Crunch Daddy). [3] Use red food coloring to tint it pink… (photo © McCormick). [4] Drizzle with melted white chocolate… (photo © Lake Champlain Chocolates). [5] Quickly scatter M&Ms or other red candies……
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Easy Scallion Pancakes Recipe For The Lunar New Year

The Year Of The Tiger began February 1st and lasts through February 15th. There’s lots of time to celebrate with traditional dishes. We’re having one a day—as simple as a few dumplings and ending up the celebration with Peking Duck (roasted and served with pancakes, scallions, and hoisin sauce). There are more recipes below. Also…
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