National Macaroni and Cheese Day is July 14th, National Hot dog Day is July 21st. So how about some fusion: Have a mac and cheese hot dog (photo #1). Combining two comfort food favorites, it’s easy to make. The recipe follows, and there are more hot dog recipes below. But first, for your Hot Dog […]
[1] Churn your own: luscious homemade peach ice cream (photo © Dovile Ramoskaite | Unsplash). [2] Graeter’s makes a limited-edition peach ice cream each summer. Grab it while you can (photo © Graeter’s). [3] Even McConnell’s has discontinued its peach flavor (photo © McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams). [4] No ice cream maker? Here’s a recipe […]
[1] Braziian Sangria, made with cachaça substituting for vodka or other spirit (photos #1, #2, #3 © Novo Fogo). [2] Silver (prata) cachaça is not aged; it “rests” in stainless steel vats before bottling. It is also called branca (white), clássica (classic) or tradicional (traditional). [3] Novo Fogo’s Chameleon cachaça is categorized as an amarela […]
July 14th is National Macaroni & Cheese Day. We’ve got lots of great mac and cheese recipes below, but we’ll start out with a new one: Gnocchi Mac & Cheese. Instead of using elbows, penne or other plain pasta, this recipe uses gnocchi, small dumplings stuffed with cheese, potato, pumpkin, spinach or other ingredients. This […]
This tip falls in the “food fun” category. Some of us keep grapes in the freezer as snacks. The icy grapes are like sorbet with no sugar added. The grapes have enough natural sugar, and enough water, to create the “sorbet” effect. You can be satisfied with a few frozen grapes, as opposed to digging […]
[1] The fixings for a classic Mojito. Note the sugar cane “swizzle stick” (photo © Jennifer Schmidt | Unsplash). [2] A classic Mojito at Seviche restaurant (photo © Seviche | Louisville). [3] A Cherry Mojito. The recipe is below (photo © Jochem Raat | Unsplash). [4] A Coconut Mojito. Here’s the recipe (photo © Firewater […]
[1] Chocolate raspberry swirl ice cream pops, made creamy with mascarpone (photo © Wisconsin Cheese). [2] Mascarpone, the “Italian cream cheese, softer and creamier than American cream cheese (photo © The Nibble). [3] Vanilla bean paste adds full vanilla flavor without adding liquid (photo by Claire Freiermann | © The Nibble). [4] It’s worth it […]
[1] Papaya shave ice. The recipe is below (photos #1 and #3 © Melissa’s Produce). [2] Here’s a second recipe for papaya shave ice, from Williams Sonoma (photo © Williams Sonoma). [3] The strawberry papaya is the sweetest of the papaya varieties. [4] Key limes are smaller and less acidic (sweeter) than the Persian a.k.a. […]
June 27th is National Pineapple Day, and June is National Iced Tea Month. So combine the two with this pineapple iced tea recipe from Melissa’s Produce. You can use whatever type of tea you prefer: black, green, herbal or white. BABY PINEAPPLES Melissa’s used Baby South African baby pineapples for this recipe. Also […]
Just in time for July 4th menu planning, we received this recipe Chef Tom Fraker of Melissa’s Produce. While the broad concept of “cheesecake” is not an American invention, the modern cream cheese cheesecake is. Cream cheese was invented in New York State in 1872. So: this cheesecake is an all-American dessert. (Here’s a more […]