[1] Garlic chips, showing the progression in color as roasting progresses (photo © Colavita Recipes). [2] A bowl of garlic bulbs, ready to be turned into garlic chips (photo © Daria Shevtsova | Pexels). April 19th is National Garlic Day. How to celebrate the day? With this garlic chips recipe! A low-calorie* way to […]
[1] BLT Chicharrónes Lettuce Cups. What look like croutons are crumbled chicharrónes (photos #1 and #2 © 4505 Meats). [2] Chicharrónes. Crumble them for the lettuce cups or sandwich. [3] BLT Pancakes. Here’s the recipe (photo © Tiegen Gerard | Wisconsin Cheese). [4] BLT Polenta. Here’s the recipe (photo © Melissa’s Produce). April is […]
[1] Bunny Bars str popcorn bars with an Easter twist (photo © The Popcorn Board). [2] If you prefer something more sophisticated, here’s a recipe for white chocolate popcorn bark (photo © Urban Accents). [3] How about an Easter milkshake? Here’s the recipe (photo © Alden’s Ice Cream). The Easter Bunny delivers more than […]
[1] Elderflower Lemonade Martini. Here’s the recipe (all photos © Natalie’s Orchard Island Juice Company). [2] Green Guava Lemonade Smoothie. Here’s the recipe. [3] Lavender Guava Lemonade Mimosa. Here’s the recipe. [4] Peach Guava Lemonade Smoothie. Here’s the recipe. [5] Lemonade Lavender Sorbet. Here’s the recipe. [6] Mango Lemonade Mousse. Here’s the recipe. [7] Lemonade […]
On April 7th, National Beer Day, we made a recipe called Pub Crawl Muenster Dip (photo #1). We don’t have any pub crawl experience, but we liked the idea of melted cheese with dippers—a.k.a. fondue with an American twist. We ended up with this rather long article on the difference between muenster and Munster cheese. […]
[1] Turn cherry or grape tomatoes into a marinated salad. In the summer, you can find heirloom cherry tomatoes as in this photo (photo © Colavita Recipes). [2] We love onion in a tomato salad. You can use red onion, but the sweeter styles like Vidalia blend in effortlessly (photo © Vidalia Onions | Facebook). […]
[1] This chef created a dramatic “shower” of guanciale instead of mixing it in with the spaghetti (photo © Rob Wicks | Unsplash). [2] This homemade version uses bucatini, wide spaghetti with a hole in the middle. The style was created for velvety pasta sauces like cacio e pepe and carbonara, to allow sauce to […]
Every baker knows to turn to Wilton for the best in cookie and cake bakeware, baking tools, and decorating ingredients. Whether for general baking or holiday-specific, you’ll find everything you need. But you don’t have to be a baker to treat yourself or give these cute Easter tools as gifts. They fit right into an […]
A non-sandwich BLT? April is National BLT month, celebrating one of America’s favorite sandwiches. It descended from the club sandwich served in London men’s clubs. Here’s the history of the BLT. In recent times, people have enjoyed adding a slice of avocado to their BLTs. Hence, the BLAT was born (bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato). Then […]
[1] A simple Bundt or tube pan cake into a delightful Easter cake. While any chocolate bunny will do, you may be able to find one with “personality” (photos © Betty Crocker). [2] Another easy Bundt or tube Easter cake: sprinkle with powdered sugar and fill the center with chocolate or malted milk eggs (photo […]