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Food Holidays: June 15th, 2021
Good morning, its National Strawberry Shortcake Day and I wish we had a place to pick Strawberries. Charlie and I could take a Field Trip to pick some and make David a Strawberry Cheesecake. Since there isn’t all Charlie and I can do is go to the store to pick up Strawberries or purchase a Strawberry Cheesecake either from the Bakery or Frozen Foods. Although Charlie is more adventurous than I am and he said we could look online for a recipe and create a Strawberry Cheesecake for my David and also David’s dad David Sr. I just wish Travis was here because he would love having a slice of…
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Food Holidays: May 6th, 2021
Welcome to National Crêpe Suzette Day which is a typical French dessert. Crêpe Suzette were invented for the Brits! Have you ever had Crêpe Suzette because I haven’t and neither has Charlie. As for David I think he has but I am not 1000% sure. A French Dessert Crepe Suzette consists of fresh Crepes and sauce of Butter, Sugar, Orange Juice, zest and liquor like Grand Marnier or Orange Curacao. How does that sound/? The ingredients for the sauce are put on top of the Crepes and then served flambe. The ignition of Crepes makes the dramatic presentation (by the way, the dessert is made in front of the customers)…
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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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