“Doughnuts! Is there anything they can’t do? “ – Hommer Simpson Eating doughnuts is uniquely patriotic. National Doughnut Day occurs every year on the first Friday in June, prompting the nation’s best known doughnut makers to roll out the red carpet for doughnut aficionados from East to West with offers of free doughnuts. Created by…
June has arrived, happy new month! Did you know that the month June is named after Juno the Goddess of Marriage? I wonder if that is why June Weddings are so popular among brides. Well, that is not the only thing on our minds in June. As we start inching towards summer, we also start…
With summer approaching, bringing color to the table becomes a priority and considering that summer holidays like the 4th of July and Labor Day call forth the color blue, blue foods take center stage this season. I’m one that likes to bring natural fresh fare to my dining table and that can be limiting when…
Originating in Hungarian cuisine, it is a dessert disguised as soup and is a summer delicacy in several European cuisines. Sour Cherry Soup has been adopted by the Austrians, Poles, Slovaks, and Germans. Hungarian-Americans and Hungarian-Canadians brought the soup to the New World. In Hungarian cuisine, Sour Cherry Soup or Meggyleves is a soup made…
As summer approaches we start enjoying lighter meals and more seafood. One of the best parts about summer is fresh seafood and that means the Maine lobster season is upon us. While lobster can be caught all year long in Maine, there is a peak season when Maine lobster is most abundant and has the…
As the weather gets warmer, we start to host more get togethers and outdoor parties. There are several holidays approaching, like Labor Day and Father’s Day, and this all means we like to serve light and filling food that also look pretty. The kind of food that we can pick up and eat while walking…
Since Sunday is Mother’s Day, I’ve decided to feature a movie with a title that fits the theme of the weekend – Mother’s Day – for A Fork & A Flick Friday. The movie premiered last week on April 29, 2016 and has not received the greatest reception, but this big-hearted comedy deserves a shout…
Cinco de Mayo, Spanish for “May 5th” or literally “Five of May,” is a Mexican celebration held on the 5th of May annually. In the United States, Cinco de Mayo is sometimes mistaken to be Mexico’s Independence Day—the most important national holiday in Mexico—which is celebrated on September 16th. In actuality, Cinco de Mayo has…