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National Vichyssoise Day
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links below are affiliate links meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you purchase something using the link. Read the full disclaimer policy here. It’s another National Day — today for a potato and leek (among other things) soup with a French name. National Vichyssoise Day! This soup is customarily served cold during the summer months. However, it can be served warm as well. History debates the origin of this soup. Many believe that it was created in 1917 by Chef Louis Diat in New York City. He would make a…
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Black Friday 2020: Competition with Other Shoppers
Black Friday shopping usually brings up a lot of memories. There used to be hundreds of stores that were crowded wall to wall with people. You would often see large boxes protruding from overladen carts filled with all the latest deals. There were long lines of holiday shoppers that snaked from the middle of the store to the front checkout. Patience could sometimes wear thin because there was little elbow room and personal space was non-existent as shoppers stood pressed together waiting for their turn to pay for the deals they’d scored. Black Friday Will Be Different But that was then. Times have changed. Now that it’s 2020 and much…
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Gratitude: The Reason for the Season
Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated by Canadians and Americans. Though the origins are different, the sentiment is essentially the same. Thanksgiving is a day set apart to celebrate the bounty and blessings of the year. Reminding us to be thankful for the abundance and wonderful things that have happened — even when a lot of things have not gone to plan or have actually gone wrong. In America, there are a lot of traditions that go hand-in-hand with Thanksgiving. Football, The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, and large dinners with turkey, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie. Certainly, these are things to be thankful for, but there’s plenty of other reasons…
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Orange-Pomegranate Salad with Orange Champagne Vinaigrette
Hello! I hope everyone is doing well as we near the end of the year. Looking forward to seeing the back of 2020 — what a year! Busy Month Today’s recipe contains some of my favorite things and one that I can’t eat anymore. Since this month is National Georgia Pecan Month and National Pomegranate Month, this recipe covers both of them. Two birds, one stone! I love pecans — especially roasting them in the oven, adding a little salt, and munching away. They are the nuts I like the most so when I have the opportunity to have them in a meal, I just have at it! Here’s the…
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Shawarma-Spiced Chicken Wraps
It’s National Greek Yogurt Day! So today’s recipe, Shawarma-Spiced Chicken, has a greek yogurt sauce. Chicken shawarma is traditionally prepared on a vertical, rotating spit over open flames. As a result, it can be challenging to prepare an authentic version of this dish at home. Fortunately, this tasty recipe delivers great shawarma flavor using tools you probably already have in your kitchen. Tip: For quick make-ahead meals, double or triple this recipe and prepare several freezers bags with chicken and marinade at once. Then, place each bag in the freezer until ready to use. Pull out a bag the night before preparing to give the chicken a chance to defrost…
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Loaded Sheet Pan Nachos
Hi! Are you getting ready for the weekend? Today’s recipe could play a part in a fun weekend! It’s National Nachos Day! Yum! So here is a recipe for Loaded Sheet Pan Nachos. Cooking with a sheet pan has become really convenient, hasn’t it? Notice that red onions are used in this recipe? White onion is a more traditional choice to add flavor to the browned ground beef. However, in this case, the rest of the red onion used to prepare the Pico de Gallo is used instead. This lends a very subtle, yet distinct, sweet note to the garlic and savory taco seasoning. In addition, baby mixed heirloom…
