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Food Holidays: April 21st National Chocolate Covered Cashews Day
Good evening it’s time for our series on Food Holidays: April 21st National Chocolate Covered Cashews Day. David and Charlie like Chocolate Covered Cashews and yes, I will eat them as well but I prefer Peanuts. Not unlike other nuts, Cashews and Chocolate get along well together. Chocolate lovers savor the combination of nutty crunch and creamy, rich Chocolate. The Cashew is a tree from the family Anacardiaceae and its English name comes from Portuguese for the fruit of the Cashew tree “caju.” Originally native to Northeastern Brazil, there now widely grown in tropical climates for their Cashew Fruit and Nuts. With leaves arranged spirally and a leathery texture, the evergreen…
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Food Holidays: April 19th
Good morning, how are you? Today I would like to share this mornings Food Holiday: April 19th with you. It’s National Rice Ball Day which I hadn’t ever heard of. Have you? National Rice Ball Day Five things to know about Rice Balls Rice balls preserve very well, and can even be used to preserve meats or other foods within its airtight seal. Rice ball is traditionally Japanese. Typically the Rice is soaked in Vinegar and made to stick together. Dipping a Rice Ball in Soy Sauce will cause a Rice Ball to fall apart again. Rice Balls date back at least as far as the 11th century. Another word…
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Food Holidays: April 18th
As we get ready for a new week I wanted to bring you our series for Food Holidays: April 18th. Its National Animal Crackers Day. Take time to share this Trailer with your family. Did you know there is a movies called Animal Cracker from the Black and White Film Era. I plan on trying to find the movie to watch with Charlie this afternoon while we have Animal Crackers. I thought Charlie and I could make our own Animal Crackers but then I thought I would share Barnum’s Original Animal Crackers I had as a child with Charlie. Along with Mother’s Iced Animal Crackers only there called Mother’s Circus…
Living a simple lifestyle from the front porch
