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National Arancini Day: May 1st 2010

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  If you haven't noticed I've been consuming a ton of pasta lately given the Scordo Pasta Challenge.  I've had everything from bucatani with olive oil and parsley to tripoloni with tomato sauce.   However, I've also been[...]

National Oatmeal Cookie Day - April 30

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Jennifer at Savor the Thyme is hosting an Oatmeal Cookie Challenge in honor of National Oatmeal Cookie Day, April 30. I've been on a slight Oatmeal Cookie kick, unfortunately for me, Jennifer's call was for a healthy cookie....after some soul[...]

A Chambord Cocktail for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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I recently had the opportunity to meet with the cellar master for Chambord.  (SQUEEEEEEE!!!!)  I’ve enjoyed pouring a tipple or two of this liqueur for years.  I’ve also added it to champagne (who needs a[...]

Venezuelan Cuisine: Vanezuelan National Dish (Pabellon Criollo Con Barandas)

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Maria from Venezuela demonstrated Venezeula’s natioanal dish in the Caring Place Community Kitlchen. We were so excited to learn about this dish. Venezuela’s national dish is called Pabellon Criollo. It is has rice, beans and[...]

Butternut Squash Sauce...B12 & Weight Loss...Dental Health and Halloween...National Peanut Board

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Happy Hump Day! I can't decide what I want to blog about today, so I am blogging about 4 completely unrelated things: Butternut Squash Sauce, B12 and weight loss, the best Halloween candy to consume to preserve your dental health, and blog post[...]

National Sandwhich Day: Two Sandwich Recipes, Roasted Peppers, and My Guide to Italian Meats

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In honor of National Sandwich Day here are two of my favorite egg sandwiches as well as a guide to Italian cured meats and how to make your own roasted peppers.  Enjoy the day and make a sandwich for dinner tonight! Fried Egg Sandwich with[...]

A cinnamon chocolate chip bundt to celebrate National Bundt Day

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The Food Librarian celebrates bundts every year, baking up a month's worth of bundts in honor of National Bundt Day. That's an impressive amount of bundts! Her bundt-blogging event is entitled " I Like Big Bundts. " By far, this is my favorite post[...]

National Homemade Soup Day ? Potato Soup

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Today is National Homemade Soup Day, which is a good thing because I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE soup!  It brings back childhood memories of my mom stirring a big pot of soup and joke around saying, “Hearty Soup for Troubled[...]

GUMDROP MARTINI for National Gumdrop Day

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TODAY IS NATIONAL GUMDROP DAY To celebrate why not enjoy this Gumdrop Martini tonight or you could even make your own with my Recipe for Homemade Gumdrops . The only reference I could find to the history of gumdrops was[...]

National Sandwich Day: Two Sandwich Recipes, Roasted Peppers, and My Guide to Italian Meats

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In honor of National Sandwich Day here are two of my favorite egg sandwiches as well as a guide to Italian cured meats and how to make your own roasted peppers.  Enjoy the day and make a sandwich for dinner tonight! Fried Egg Sandwich with[...]