[1] Instead of sugar, try maple syrup on your oatmeal. Here, there’s also a sprinkling of almonds for more protein—and crunch and flavor (photo © Wesual | Unsplash). [2] Food fun: oatmeal topped with peanut butter—more protein—and jelly (photo © Simply Quinoa). [3] Oatmeal can also be a savory dish, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. […]
[1] A comforting cup of chai, which is traditionally brewed with milk in India (photo © Charles Chocolates). [2] A chai blend of blacck tea andd spices (photo © Spice Station Silverlake). [3] Iced chai (photo © Republic Of Tea). Diwali, or Dipawali, is India’s most important holiday. The five-day festival begins today, so […]
We used to buy pumpkin caramels online from a caramel specialist. Then, we came across this recipe from Go Bold With Butter, the recipe website of the American Butter Institute. Now we make several batches each fall for Halloween and Thanksgiving. They’re delicious with a cup of coffee for a snack or a mini-dessert. National […]
Spud lovers: October 18th is National Mashed Potato Day. We’ve assembled our collection of mashed potato recipes for this tater-licious occasion. In fact, it’s tough to decide which recipe to make first. Whether you’re looking for comfort food (a burger stuffed with mashed potatoes, photo #3), something fancy (causa morada purple mashed potato stacks), elegant […]
[1] One ball of pizza dough is divided into four individual portions (photos #1 and #2 © DeLallo). [2] DeLallo’s citrus marmalade is made with clementines, lemons, and oranges. [3] Brie is the cheese of choice for this dessert pizza (photo © Whole Foods Market). [4] The pecan is the only major tree nut indigenous […]
Ready for some food fun? How about purple potato pizza? We have two recipes, one a grandma pizza with bacon and pesto, the second a Sicilian-style pizza with prosciutto. September is National Potato Month, August 19th is National Potato Day, and February 22nd is National Cook A Sweet Potato Day. There are 11 pizza holidays! […]
Pueblo Bonito Resorts in Cabo San Lucas, a resort city on the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, is known for its beaches, water-based activities and nightlife—and for the area’s famous Cabo Arch, a rock formation that erupts from the sea. The resort is also known for its tacos, which are always on the […]
Love smoothies? October 3rd is Global Smoothie Day, A beverage of fruit and yogurt with the consistency of a milkshake, but much healthier. While the first smoothies marketed in the U.S. were combinations of fruit and fruit juice, yogurt was later added to the recipe. The concentration of calcium and beneficial bacteria in the yogurt, […]
[1] What’s for brunch? A bagel with citrus cream cheese and papaya ribbons. The recipe is below (photo © Southern Selects). [2] There are numerous subspecies of Carica papaya, demonstrating different sizes, shapes, and flavor nuances (photo © Alleksana | Pexels). [3] A shorter, rounder variety (photo © Little Plant | Unsplash). [4] The papaya […]
What do you do on National Creamsicle Day, August 14th? Make a Creamsicle-inspired recipe, combining orange and vanilla flavors into formats beyond the original Creamsicle ice cream pop. The original and still beloved, a childhood flavor of ours, is a vanilla ice cream pop covered with orange sherbet. We often combine a scoop of vanilla […]