A Culinary Adventure for the Entire Family
Musical Desserts! What are they? Desserts that play music? Alas no. These are desserts that were created to honor people or certain Arts in the musical world. The Musical Desserts that I am familiar with are: Pavlova – Both New Zealand and Australia lay claim to the creation of Pavlova and it is the National […]
January 6th is ‘National Shortbread Day’. Shortbread is a cookie that is made frequently in the British Isles (namely Sotoland which is known for its Scottish Shortbread). There are also Shortbread recipes from the Scandinavian Countries. What exactly is Shortbread and why is this confection called Shortbread? Shortbread falls into the Cookie Category but is certainly different […]
December 3rd is ‘National Apple Pie Day’. Everyone know that there is nothing more American than Apple Pie, but where did the origin of Apple Pie come from? There is more than one school of thought in that direction, but the American Apple Pie probably has its origins in England, where pie making is an […]
November 3rd is ‘National Sandwich Day’. The Sandwich is a very popular and almost necessary food here in the United States. Its creation is usually credited to the ‘Earl of Sandwich’, John Montague. It is said that the Earl loved gambling so much so that he did not want to stop playing and that […]
Octber 13th is ‘National Yorkshire Pudding Day’. Yorkshire Pudding is not a pudding in the sense that most people think of as pudding. In other words Yorkshire Pudding is not a sweet dessert but rather a very eggy dish very similar to Popovers. Traditionally Yorkshire Pudding baked in the drippings of a Roast Beef and […]
Thursday, October 4th is ‘National Taco Day’. Like many other ethnic foods, Tacos have become as American as Apple Pie, although Apple Pie actually originated in England. Just like people, there are many variations of tacos. If you want authentic tacos, try going to Olvera Street in Downtown Los Angeles where there are many Mexican […]
September 26th is ‘National Pancake Day’. I do not know of anyone who does not like Pancakes. Pancakes are an exceptional food and can be made for any meal of the day or just for dessert. Pancakes can be found in many varieties around the world and they are not just made from wheat […]
Sunday, September 23 is ‘National White Chocolate Day’. Even though there are probably many, many Chocolate Lovers in this country and around the World, White Chocolate is probably not considered to even be in the Chocolate Category. Even though White Chocolate is made from ingredients derived from Chocolate, it cannot actually be considered ‘Chocolate’. […]
August 29th is ‘Lemon Juice Day’. How many ways can you think of to use Lemon Juice? Can you live without Lemon Juice? Some people do, but I couldn’t. There are so many ways to use Lemon Juice and it is such a necessity to keep so many foods from oxidizing and turning that […]
Friday, August 24, 2012 is National Peach Pie Day. You can either go out and purchase one or you can have the fun of making one or more, especially if you still have ripe peaches on your tree. If you have never made a Peach Pie, follow the recipe at peach-pie/ and make one for yourself […]
