National Almond Buttercrunch Day - Today is National Almond Buttercrunch Day! In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
This nutty confection became increasingly popular during World War II.
The candy company Brown & Haley had developed their own recipe for almond buttercrunch a few years earlier, and J.C. Haley, the company's co-founder, had the nutty idea of storing it in tins. He figured that if tins kept his coffee fresh, they’d do the same for his beloved candy.
The buttercrunch was shipped to soldiers fighting overseas and soon became an international hit. Brown & Haley called it Almond Roca because most of the almonds during that time were exported from Spain, and "roca," the Spanish word for rock, is indicative of the candy's crunchy texture.
Almond buttercrunch requires only a few ingredients: butter, sugar, salt and almonds. The butter and sugar are melted together to form a toffee, which is then poured over crushed almonds.
Monday, June 29, 2015
National Almond Buttercrunch Day, In the News, and Enjoy
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
National Pecan Sandies Day, In the News, and Enjoy
National Pecan Sandies Day - Today is National Pecan Sandies Day! In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
Today is a tribute to those fabulous shortbread cookies which are rich with both butter and toasted nuts.
Monday, June 22, 2015
National Onion Rings Day, In the News, and Enjoy
National Onion Rings Day - Today is National Onion Rings Day! In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
Onion rings are a snack food, fast food, side dish, or appetizer made from circles of sliced onion, coated in a batter or breading, and fried.
They are most well known in Western countries and a few Asian countries, where they are often served as part of fast food meals and sometimes restaurant meals.
It is not known who originally created onion rings or when. It is known that in 1933 a recipe for onion rings appeared in a Crisco shortening advertisement in The New York Times.
Friday, June 19, 2015
National Martini Day, In the News, and Enjoy
National Martini Day - Today is National Martini Day! In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
Thursday, June 18, 2015
International Sushi Day, In the News, and Enjoy
International Sushi Day - Today is International Sushi Day! In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
Sushi (すし, 寿司, 鮨) is a Japanese food consisting of cooked vinegared rice (鮨飯 sushi-meshi) combined with other ingredients (ネタ neta), seafood, vegetables and sometimes tropical fruits. Ingredients and forms of sushi presentation vary widely, but the ingredient which all sushi have in common is rice (also referred to as shari (しゃり) or sumeshi (酢飯).
Sushi can be prepared with either brown or white rice. Sushi is often prepared with raw seafood, but some common varieties of sushi use cooked ingredients or are vegetarian. Raw fish (or occasionally other meat) sliced and served without rice is called "sashimi."
Sushi is often served with pickled ginger (ガリ gari), wasabi, and soy sauce. Popular garnishes are often made using daikon.
