Category: Food & Drink

June is National Papaya Month AND Mango Month – Celebrate these Delicious and Nutritious Tropical Fruits!

Overhead view of Papaya and Mango fruits sliced open

June is both National Papaya AND National Mango month. Not only are these tropical fruits beautiful to look at and delicious to eat, they’re packed with a bunch of health benefits, too! All about the PawPaw Papaya, also called papaw or pawpaw, is a succulent fruit of a large plant of the family Caricaceae. Though […]

Anne Burrell, Beloved Celebrity Chef, Author, Food Network Star and Host, Dies at 55

Celebrity Chef Anne Burrell

Anne Burrell — the beloved chef known for her trademark spiky platinum hair, larger-than-life personality and culinary expertise — died on the morning of Tuesday, June 17 at her home in Brooklyn, New York. She was 55. As PEOPLE reports, she is survived by her husband Stuart Claxton, whom she wed on Oct. 16, 2021, and his […]

FDA issues Recall for Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal due to Possible Metal Contamination

Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal boxes on store shelves

More than 5,000 boxes of Honey Bunches of Oats cereal were recently recalled in two states due to foreign object contamination. As Health magazine reports, last week, the Food and Drug Administration gave the recall the second-highest risk level. The FDA reports that the recalled cereal may contain metal. Foreign objects can enter foods at some point during the production process […]

Dry, Dirty, Shaken or Stirred?

Two women enjoying martinis

Do you prefer it dry, dirty, shaken, or stirred?  That’s the question we’re all asking on National Martini Day (World Martini Cocktail Day is celebrated a couple of days later), a special occasion to enjoy your favorite version of the classic martini cocktail. The martini was originally called “The Martinez,” named after the California Gold […]

Time to Break out the Ol’ Pic-a-Nic Basket. It’s International Picnic Day!

Man and woman enjoying a picnic at the beach

June 18th is International Picnic Day!  Today we celebrate one of the greatest ways to enjoy the summer season—an outdoor picnic with friends, family, games and activities, and delicious food. During the Victorian era, picnics were very important social occasions. They offered the rare opportunity for young men and women to spend time together in […]

Cup Noodles Releases Limited Edition Dill Pickle Ramen

Cup Noodles container with logo

Cup Noodles is going full pickle this summer. The iconic instant ramen brand is releasing a limited-edition Dill Pickle flavor starting June 21 — a tangy twist on its classic cup-style noodles, designed to be prepared with hot water and ready in five minutes. As Food & Wine reports, although it’s a bold move, it’s […]

Aldi is Cutting Prices on Over 400 Grocery Items for the entire Summer

Exterior Aldi supermarket

As one of the fastest-growing grocery chains in the United States, Aldi is set to become America’s favorite supermarket — and the brand is making sure of it by announcing that it’s cutting prices on over 400 products for summer. As Food & Wine reports, with rising grocery prices posing an ongoing concern for many Americans, it […]

Your Mother Was Right when She Told You to Eat Your Veggies!

Little girl in high chair eating fresh broccoli

Your mother was right when she told you to “eat your veggies!” June is National Fruits and Veggies Month, June 16 is Fresh Veggies Day, and June 17 is Eat All Your Veggies Day/Eat Your Vegetables Day, but these foodie holidays celebrating fruits and veggies are just one of the many reasons you should. Vegetables […]

Why the Falafel is Celebrated the World Over

three falafel fried balls in a pita wrap

On June 12th, people around the world celebrate that fried chickpea (or sometimes fava bean) ball of goodness known as the falafel. A favorite among meat-eaters and vegetarians alike (the latter of whom will often find it presented as an alternative to meat), falafel is one food that certainly deserves its own day of recognition. […]