Top Ten Lists… A Bit of History The BLT, (classic bacon, lettuce, and tomato), consistently ranks in the top 10 list for popular sandwiches in the USA. In addition, BLT sandwiches celebrate their own national month in April. In 2019, BLT sandwiches claimed the second spot just behind the grilled cheese. However, since then, BLTs…
May Your Breakfast Be Cherry & Bright… A Bit of History Amarena cherries grow in Modena and Bologna Italy and have a beautiful dark color. Due to its sour taste, Amarena cherries are cooked in sugar and bottled in syrup. Around the turn of the century in 1905, the Fabbri company began selling and producing…
100 Horses, a Queen, & a Tree…. A Bit of History Personally, chestnuts always evoke memories of Florence, Italy for me. In the winter time, the aroma of roasted chestnuts lingers in the air from the many street vendors’ carts. It is by far my favorite Italian street food. In my recipe for Smoked Chestnut…
All You Can Beet… A Bit of History The Guinness world record for the largest serving of hummus, held by Chef Ramzi Choueiri and the students of Al-Kafaat University in Beirut, is 10,452 kg (23,042 lbs. 12 oz). That is definitely enough hummus to stock an all you can eat mezze platter! Hopefully, you won’t…
All Quiet in Cologne… A Bit of History I always know the holidays are fast approaching when the supermarkets stack boxes of candy canes in the entryways and Starbucks whips out their red cups. It is a time when my family and I long for the combination of peppermint and chocolate. These No-Bake Peppermint Mocha…
Stalk of Fire… A Bit of History Currently, my girls love The Last of the Olympians series by Rick Riordan and the Greeking Out podcast by National Geographic Kids. Coincidentally, this recipe for Orange Ginger Pomegranate Vinaigrette over a fennel salad relates to the Promethium Greek myth. According to Greek mythology, Zeus, in a moment…