Recipes

Did you know that every September, Americans get to celebrate Better Breakfast Month? It’s the perfect opportunity to start heeding that old adage, “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper”! After all, research…Read More

Did you know that July is National Watermelon Month? This juicy red fruit can be enjoyed throughout the summer and is a staple at pool parties and beach coolers. Sure, you can find watermelon at just about any grocery store,…Read More

Happy National Cheese Day! From pizzas to mac n’ cheese, from butter paneer to Bombay toasties, from queso fundido to quesadillas, we humans love our cheese. Over many, many centuries, culinary cultures around the world have perfected their own unique…Read More

You know what they say: “April showers bring May flowers.” But April showers also bring strawberries, broad beans, mustard greens, garlic, artichokes, cabbage, and rhubarb! It is no wonder that we celebrate National Salad Month in May. Today, we explore…Read More

April 5th marks National Dandelion Day. Coincidentally, April is also celebrated as Lawn & Garden Month. Many people consider dandelions weeds and wage war on them with lawnmowers. However, when spring is just beginning, and other plants have not yet…Read More

What is Super Bowl Sunday without a Super Bowl feast? Today ranks only below Thanksgiving in terms of the average amount of food eaten per American, but Super Bowl spreads—laden with cheesy dips, sliders, nachos, and more—are almost certainly of…Read More

In 1994, Jimmy Buffet belted out the song “Fruitcakes” to describe how eccentric each one of us can be at times: “Fruitcakes in the kitchen, fruitcakes on the street…there’s a little bit of fruitcake left in every one of us.”…Read More

Happy Pepper Pot Day! If you are like us, this may be a holiday unfamiliar to you. But never fear; we are here to unpack its rich history and controversy! The Story Remember when you were in grade school, and…Read More

The health benefits of dark chocolate are multiple, including reducing inflammation, increasing blood flow, and reducing heart disease risk. But the pleasure that indulging on a delicious piece of sweet dark chocolate produces, makes this food of God’s double amazing!…Read More

National Vegetarian Month is a great time for us to think about what making a few changes in our meat intake might look like.  Efforts to curb greenhouse-gas emissions and the impacts of global warming will fall significantly short without…Read More