May 27th is National Chardonnay Day, and International Chardonnay Day is celebrated on the Thursday before the last Monday in May. That may sound complex, but it’s the Thursday before Memorial Day. So…time to open a bottle! Chardonnay is the world’s most popular white wine: a dry, medium- to full-bodied wine with moderate acidity and […]
[1] Eggfruit (or egg fruit, eggfruits, or canistel), whole and halved (photo © Bfaast). [2] Purée the flesh to enjoy as a pudding, topping or sauce, or make curd with the recipe below (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [3] You can also simply scoop out the insides and enjoy the creamy flesh (photo […]
It’s National Blueberry Cheesecake Day, and here’s a twist: Blueberry Cheesecake ice cream pops made with goat cheese, a.k.a. chèvre. Bright berries, a hint of lemon and vanilla, creamy goat cheese, and a crumble of graham crackers make these ice cream pops a tasty treat for young and old alike. You can swap the blueberries […]
[1] Milk? Half-and-half? Light cream? Take your pick (photo © Pariwat Pannium | Unsplash). [2] Or, simply enjoy a tall glass of black iced coffee (photo © Peet’s Coffee). [3] Consider adding a splash of spirits (photo © Misunderstood Whiskey | Unsplash). We’re always surprised when we see people on the street carrying iced […]
May is National Asparagus Month, and we’ve got an asparagus pizza recipe that’s almost guilt free: lots of fresh veggies and a whole-wheat crust. You can bake it in the oven or grill it. > The history of asparagus. > More asparagus recipes. RECIPE: ASPARAGUS & LEEK PIZZA Prep time is 15 minutes, […]
[1] A composed salad of avocado and orange. The recipe is below (photo © Foods & Wines From Spain). [2] A composed salad recipe of vegetables and chickpeas. “Composed” means that the ingredients have been arranged individually in an attractive composition (photo © Anna Pelzer | Unsplash). [3] This composed salad is not as perfectly […]
May 20th is National Pizza Party Day (it varies yearly: the third Friday of May). Can you make a flatbread instead? Sure, we say: because pizza vs. flatbread is simply a matter of the dough. The main technical difference between flatbread and pizza is that: Flatbread uses unleavened dough, i.e., dough that doesn’t have yeast. […]
[1] Black walnuts: beautiful, but with an extremely hard shell that requires a special nutcracker (photos #1 and #2 © American Black Walnut Marketing Board). [2] The fleshy green outer covering is called the husk or shuck.(photos #2 and #3. [3] The best source for black walnuts online is Hammons (remaining photos © Hammons Products […]
[1] Top a pizza with your favorite antipasto ingredients (photo © DeLallo). [2] You can add antipasto meats to the vegetarian recipe below. In photo: sweet soppressata, hot soppressata, Genoa salami, prosciutto (photo © Williams Sonoma). [3] Provolone, a classic Italian cheese, often served cubed on an antipasto platter (photo © Castello Cheese). [4] We […]
[1] Carrot hummus, served with crunchy crudités (photo © Wine Institute). [2] Whole cumim seeds. Toast them for great flavor (photo © Planet Spices | Etsy). [3] Pine nuts and garlic cloves. Did you know that pine nuts come from pine cones† (photo © C.J. Dayrit | Unsplash)? [4] Aleppo pepper, a crushed hot chile […]