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August 11 - Raspberry Tart Day

August 11th 2010 17:19
Mmmmm. Raspberry Tart Day.

Celebrate today's food holiday by making a homemade Raspberry Tart.

Dough:
1-1/2 cups sifted flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 tablespoons sugar
1-1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs, beaten

Sift flour, salt, sugar, and cinnamon together. Beat butter until creamy; combine with flour mixture to make smooth dough. Add eggs and mix well. Chill dough 1-2 hours. Roll out to 1/8 inch thickness and place in 8 inch cake pan. Crimp edge around top of pan. Bake at 450º 15 minutes.

Filling:
1-1/2 quarts raspberries
3/4 cup sugar

Wash berries; drain. Add sugar to coat. Spread in baked pastry shell reserving the juice. Reduce oven temperature to 375º and bake 10 minutes. Let cool.

Topping:
1 teaspoon water
1 teaspoon cornstarch
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup heavy cream

In double boiler, combine water and cornstarch. Add eggs and stir well. Add cream. Cook, stirring constantly, until custard is thickened. Pour over the tart and let cool.

Enjoy RASPBERRY TART DAY! You can find a monthly food holiday calendar at Real Home Cooking.
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August 10 - Banana Split Day

August 10th 2010 17:07
What is more fun than ice cream? Today is BANANA SPLIT DAY!

No recipe required - three scoops of ice cream, a banana (split in half), and your favorite toppings. Smother with whipped cream and nuts --- yummmmm!
Banana Split
August 10 is Banana Split Day


You can find a monthly Food Holiday Calendar at Real Home Cooking.

Happy Banana Split Day!
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Vanilla Pudding Day - May 22nd

May 22nd 2010 14:02
Today is Vanilla Pudding Day!

vanilla pudding
Yummy Vanilla Pudding


Real-Home-Cooking.com has a delicious homemade pudding recipe.

Vanilla Pudding

Ingredients:
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 large egg yolks, slightly beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons stick margarine or butter (soft)


Directions:
Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in 2 quart saucepan. Gradually stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute.

Gradually stir at least half the mixture into egg yolk – stir back into mixture – boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in margarine and vanilla.

Pour into dishes or pie crust. Refrigerate.

Chocolate – increase sugar to ½ cup and stir in 1/3 cup cocoa – omit margarine.

Butterscotch - substitute 2/3 cup packed brown sugar for sugar, and decrease vanilla to 1 teaspoon.

Be sure to visit Real-Home-Cooking.com for more delicious recipes, and download the printable Food Holidays calendar.
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Pick Strawberries Day - May 20th

May 20th 2010 13:46
Well, this day doesn't really have a recipe to go with it, since it's PICK strawberries day, not EAT strawberries day. But - guess what tomorrow is! Strawberries & Cream Day!!!! Of course, National Strawberry Month would have to have TWO days devoted to strawberries!

strawberries
Strawberries!

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Devil's Food Cake Day - May 19

May 19th 2010 12:37
MMMMM! I love Devil's Food Cake! So, I love May 19th - because I have to make Devil's Food Cake if it's Devil's Food Cake Day!

devil's food cake
Devil's Food Cake with Vanilla Frosting

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Cheese Souffle Day - May 18th

May 18th 2010 12:20
Today is Cheese Souffle Day!

I personally have never made a souffle, and there was no recipe for cheese souffle on real-home-cooking.com, so I had to search for a recipe to "serve" today


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Food Holidays

May 18th 2010 09:16
Did you know that there is a holiday every day? When it comes to food there is.

The month of May, for example, is National Asparagus Month, National BBQ Month, National Chocolate Custard Month, National Hamburger Month, National Salad Month, National Salsa Month, National Strawberry Month, and National Egg Month


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