insert_link Food & Drink Toast to Champagne Day this New Year’s Eve! National Champagne Day, celebrated informally on December 31, is all about enjoying sipping on this bubbly beverage. It comes at a perfect time on New Year’s Eve, especially for champagne lovers, giving us an even better excuse to pop open a bottle — or two! History of National Champagne Day Before everyone was mentioning it with hashtags on social media, National Champagne Day was introduced in a few books during […] todayDecember 31, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink The Soup That Won The War National Pepper Pot Soup Day (also known as Philadelphia Pepper Pot Soup) commemorates a dish that earned the nickname “the soup that won the war.” The observance takes place annually on December 29th. In honor of the holiday, here's a little history to go with your soup. It was during the revolutionary war around 1777 that the Continental army experienced a winter that was, by all accounts, just brutal. The […] todayDecember 29, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink 2020’s 14 Biggest Food Trends: How Many Did You Try? 2020 has been one of the world's most trying years, and with it came an onset of lockdowns to cope with waves of Covid-19. On the bright side, it did give some of us more time to cook, be at home with family and even experiment with global food trends that quickly went viral (mostly thanks to TikTok videos). Here's a list of 14 major food trends this year. How […] todayDecember 28, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink 7 Holiday Cocktails to Keep Your Spirits Bright We might all be in need of some holiday cheer this year. Seems like every online mag around has compiled their “Best Holiday Cocktails List,” but when those lists are 25, 35, 50+ long, it just seems like searching to find the one that lights our trees is just one more thing we have to do the holiday season. Whether it’s the taste of fall in a glass, or a […] todayDecember 21, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink It’s a Pear-y Good Time of Year If you love the fruit, you are welcome to enjoy them almost all year round, but December is really the time to celebrate the bounty of pears, because it's National Pear Month. Pears are an extremely versatile recipe ingredient - they can be used in desserts like tarts and crumbles, sliced with salads, in a chutney that can be served alongside turkey or ham, or just eaten raw like an […] todayDecember 17, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink Costco is selling Deavas Hot Chocolate Drops that are little pieces of Christmas Magic Hot cocoa can be a messy business. As fun as it is to rip open a packet of chocolate powder and mix it into your steamed milk or water, mixing and making sure you have a smooth cup of hot chocolate can be tough. Enter: Hot Chocolate Drops. These little candy-shaped drops are the perfect solution to making the perfect cup of hot chocolate every time this season. Costco is […] todayDecember 16, 2020
Food & Drink Colin Kaepernick, Ben & Jerry’s collaborate for new ‘Change the Whirled’ flavor Frozen confectionary super stars Ben and Jerry’s debuted their latest permanent flavor combination and it’s named after the former NFL quarterback. “Colin Kaepernick’s Change the Whirled,” a vegan nondairy frozen dessert, will launch in 2021. The dessert is a caramel, sunflower butter base with fudge chips, graham cracker swirls, and chocolate cookie swirls with the branding giving 1970s peace vibes. Kaepernick, who is vegan, has a standing relationship with the Vermont company […] todayDecember 15, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink Oui! It’s National Bouillabaisse Day! Happy National Bouillabaisse Day! Now say that three times fast. If you can’t, it’s okay — you can still have fun and enjoy this classic French seafood stew on December 14th. This rich, flavorful, and comforting dish sure hits the spot on cold winter’s day. Bouillabaisse tops the list of must-have cuisine while visiting France, but if you can’t justify a trip to France just to have some fish stew, […] todayDecember 14, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink Ryan Reynolds and Queen Elizabeth now have Dueling Gins Actor/Producer Ryan Reynolds is known for his witty internet banter and it seems that no one is safe from his one-liners—not even Her Majesty The Queen of England. When news broke of Queen Elizabeth's new gin line, Sandringham Gin, Ryan Reynolds immediately chimed in with his humorous opinion on the subject. Sandringham Gin is a new gin variety made with botanicals and fresh ingredients from Sandringham Estate, one of Queen […] todayDecember 9, 2020