Whether your whipped cream is topping a scoop of vanilla ice cream, pie, cupcake, hot chocolate or just poured straight into your mouth from the can, whipped cream is a real treat, topping or not. And today, January 5, marks the dad dedicated to it. The first reference to it was when the...
Hot and spicy food has been a part of the human diet for over 6000 years. Many cultures use a variety of spices as staples in the diet. For example, cayenne pepper is a common spice used in Cajun, Thai, Russian, Tex Mex and Asian cuisines, just to name a few. Besides the flavors that hot...
Popcorn has been around for centuries. It is one of six main varieties of corn. (The others are pod, sweet, flour, dent, and flint.) Popcorn originated in Mexico, but eventually made its way north. In 1948, archaeologists in the state of New Mexico discovered ancient popcorn ears that were at least...
Chocolate Cake Day is a a chocolate lovers delight, and a day to eat cake. Why this a day to 'bake your chocolate cake....and eat it, too!' On this day, a white or yellow cake will not do. Nor, will part chocolate, part white suffice. It must be chocolate, all chocolate. You can make milk...
On June 1st, the official World Milk Day is being celebrated around the world. The day gives an opportunity to draw attention to the benefits of drinking milk and to the whole milk industry. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) proposed the day to...
Did you know that a single macadamia tree produces nuts for over 100 years? The first macadamia nut trees were found in the rainforests of eastern Australia thousands of years ago by the Aborigines. Today, they are a widely popular nut enjoyed by people across the globe. Though macadamia...