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Can You Identify the Bean?
You might think that since New Year's is over, there are no more holidays to celebrate for a while, but you're wrong: today is National Bean Day! For thousands of years, legumes have served as a staple ingredient to virtually every culture in the world because they're nutritious, healthy, and affordable.
As Americans become increasingly conscious of their waistlines and their spending, I predict that the country's obsession with beans will continue to grow.
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National Root Beer Float Day: The First Black Cow
With smooth vanilla ice cream, coppery root beer, and frothy foam, a root beer float is an all-American classic. Root beer was manufactured, bottled, and sold starting in 1880, and legend has it that thirteen years later, the root beer float, which is sometimes referred to as a black cow, was first invented. After glancing out the window late one night, Frank Wisner of Cripple Creek, Colorado, was inspired to float a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of his glass of root beer.
Would You Drink Kopi Luwak Coffee?
In honor of today being National Coffee Day, I thought I'd ask all you coffee lovers out there how far you'd go for a good brew. At more than $100 a pound, kopi luwak, also known as civet coffee, likely takes the title of the world's most expensive coffee. But it also holds the title of world's only twice-consumed coffee.
Why Settle For Ordinary S'Mores?
Today is National S'mores Day and while you could easily whip up a batch by going for the standard graham crackers, Hershey's bar and jet-puff marshmallows, why not treat yourself to something a little more decadent? Recchiuti Chocolates of San Francisco is offering a deluxe S'more's Kit for you to savor. The eight serving kit comes complete with handmade vanilla bean marshmallows, delicious Recchiuti Grahams and a wonderfully bittersweet (85%) chocolate bar.
Have You Ever Eaten Peking Duck?
This past October, I was lucky enough to find myself in Beijing, eating platefuls of Peking Duck. The Quanjude Roast Duck restaurant was established in 1979 and is one of Beijing's "must try" foods. There are actually several locations, and the one I visited did not let me down.
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- For a crowd-pleasing appetizer, try making mini crab cakes a la Desperate Housewives.
- Partysugar's Halloween Bash is fast approaching, and she needs help finding some special Halloween treats.
- Pick a pumpkin baking project: pumpkin cream-cheese cookie bars or baby pumpkins with garlic custard.
- If you're not a pumpkin fan, these spiderweb cookies are too cute to pass up.
- National Nut Day has come and gone, but it's not too late to take our nutty quiz.
- Is your favorite kind of bean an ingredient in this classic Italian soup? If so, can you name the dish?
- Try a new twist on roasted pork with these easy red chile pork tacos.
- Then tell me: How does this photo make you feel?
- And finally, help us by taking the annual YumSugar survey!
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