 While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday. Sometimes getting back to the basics is just what we need - especially in the middle of a long week. Vanilla pudding is the perfect antidote to the mid-week doldrums: it’s simple, easy to make, but satisfying as all get-out. Sure, you could make your pudding with eggs. You could separate them, whisk them until smooth and then temper them into a perfectly thickened custard. You could definitely do all that...or you could use a little cornstarch and save yourself some time (and eggs).  While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday. Mmmm...dreamy. May 21 is National Strawberries and Cream Day! How could we forget one of the most obvious uses for all those strawberries you’ve been picking? We speak of course, of strawberries and cream. The beauty of the dessert lies in its simplicity – it really is just strawberries and thickened cream. Kitchen types aren’t known for leaving well enough alone, so there are a few ways to dress up this basic dessert.  While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday. When fresh fruit comes along, you must pick it. May 20 is National Strawberry Picking Day! Nothing says springtime like fresh fruit, and there’s nothing quite as satisfying as picking your own. This time of year fruit farms across the country open their gates to let the general public help themselves to their latest crops. Picking your own fruit isn’t only a fun outing with family or friends; it’s also an opportunity to meet and support local farmers. You get a better sense of how the food you enjoy is cultivated, and smaller farms often use more sustainable growing practices.  While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday. Toss your hands in the air. May is National Salad Month! Salads often get a bad rap for being too healthy or boring. While they might be the former, they definitely do not need to be the latter. Salads are actually a great way to use up leftovers and can make a balanced meal that will leave you feeling full and satisfied. Like any meal, salads should be balanced. There should be different flavors, textures and colors. Nuts, berries, cheeses, and herbs can all help turn ‘rabbit food’ into a meal you’ll actually enjoy. Here are some tips for shaking up the common salad:  While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday. How shell we celebrate? May 16 is National Coquilles St. Jacques Day! For those who need to brush off the ol' French translation books, today we’re celebrating scallops. Coquilles St. Jacques, or scallops St. James, is a classic French preparation of the soft, mildly sweet mollusks. It’s named for - you guessed it - St. James, who is reputedly buried in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain.  While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday. Chips ahoy! May 15 is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. These tiny teardrop-shaped morsels will melt away your Wednesday woes. Celebrate today's holiday with this scrumptious recipe from iReporter Cynthia Falardeau's grandmother.  While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday. Bust out the butter, scoop up the lard – May 14 is National Buttermilk Biscuit! We've had a thing or two to say about this sumptous Southern treat in the past, so we'll pretty much let that do the talking.  While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday. Grab some fresh fruit of the sea – May 10 is National Shrimp Day! Whether you bake, boil, fry, grill, put 'em in a stew, serve 'em Southern-style with grits, stir into a scampi or stick on top of a cocktail, shrimp can be served so many ways, you'll run out daylight first. At the base of soups or used for flavoring, shrimp is at the heart of Asian cooking. In Spain, folks like to toss them in with paella while Italians include shrimp in their pasta dishes. Coconut shrimp is a favorite in Caribbean cuisine, and curried shrimp is alive and well in Southeast Asia. And of course, fried shrimp is king here in the U.S.  While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday. "It's a celebration, clap clap bravo, Those are the eloquent first lines of "Do It Now," a song by hip-hop artist Drake. Instead of popping bottles of Cristal, these days, rappers and hip hop moguls prefer their bubbles sweet. Moscato is made from Muscat grapes, which are grown in many places around the world and can vary in color from green to red to black. As a result, there are a few different uses for Muscat grapes, and they can make a variety of different types of wines.  While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday. We're fired up about May 6, which is National Crêpes Suzette Day! Folded pancakes sit in a pool of caramelized orange sauce, and bonus – there’s fire involved. What’s not to love? Crêpes are essentially a thinner, wider version of a pancake. There’s no leavening agent in crêpe batter, and they cook much faster. |
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