15 Ways To Celebrate National Coffee Ice Cream Day (Or Any Ice Cream Flavor)

Updated September 2026 With all the coffee Americans buy at coffee shops, you might expect coffee ice cream to rank among the country’s favorite flavors. About 1.23 billion gallons of ice cream were produced in the U.S. in 2025. While the industry doesn’t break out individual flavors, according to an IDFA (International Dairy Foods Association)…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Harissa & How To Use It

[1] Homemade harissa paste. Here’s a template to make your signature recipe (photo © Slow Burning Passion). [2] A classic Tunisian dish, shakshouka, punches up the tomato sauce with harissa (photo © A Better Happier St. Sebastian). [3] Hot harissa ports easily to American cuisine, such as this baked squash with maple syrup and pomegranate…
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Tricolor (Multicolor) Tortilla Chips & Tortilla Chips History

Today’s tip is to make Cinco de Mayo (and any celebration) more colorful with tri-color taco chips. Some brands sell them in mixed-color bags. Or you can buy your favorite brand in different colors and mix them yourself. Tortilla chips, such a popular snack food and dip holder, is a relatively new Tex-Mex food, created…
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