The year is rapidly coming to a close, and who better to tell us what trended in the culinary world more than Google? The tech giant has just released its annual Year in Search data, analyzing “the trillions of searches that defined the past year” to determine the biggest trends in the United States in 2022. Note: […]
In 1997, the California-based non-profit Roots of Peace launched with the mission of “removing the remnants of war and restoring agricultural productivity and prosperity.” Over 25 years, the organization has worked in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Afghanistan to replace minefields with farms, orchards, and vineyards, giving the land back to the people. And now, despite the ongoing conflict, […]
Fruitcake! Every year at Christmas it shows up. In fact, December is National Fruitcake month. People bring fruitcake as gifts, they make jokes about it, and sometimes they even eat it! But love it or hate it, fruitcake never goes away. What’s the story behind this sturdy seasonal dessert? First, it’s not just a cake […]
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has achieved plenty of cinematic firsts, including being the first Black woman to take home Best Director honors at Sundance, the first Black woman to direct a film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (Selma), and the first Black woman to helm a movie with a budget of over $100 million (A […]
December 15th is National Gingerbread Latte day, but if you’re one of those people (my hand is up) who feel that nothing smells or tastes or makes you feel like the holidays are here quite like a cup of this sweet spicy espresso beverage, you are out of luck finding it at Starbucks. Red cup […]
If you ask a wine connoisseur to shout out the first / best / most renowned French Bordeaux producer that comes to mind, most will probably blurt out, “Château Lafite Rothschild!” The famed Bordeaux winery held the most expensive bottle record before that upstart from Burgundy, Romanée-Conti snatched it in 2018 and, as of this time last […]
A favorite childhood memory of many is stringing popcorn to create garland for a Christmas tree, even though it meant withstanding pricks and pokes from the needle. The perk was getting to secretly munch on the popcorn stash as you worked. How did this tradition get started? It goes back to the beginning of another […]
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 […]
Throughout his 40-year career, Tom Hanks has achieved almost everything it’s possible to achieve. He’s loaded his shelves with a pair of Oscars, seven Emmys, and a stack of other awards. He even received a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Now the endearing actor is about to become even more so as he launches Hanx for Our Troops, […]
December is National Eggnog Month (and Egg Nog Day is December 24th, so ’tis the season), and this is a favorite drink for many families during the holidays. Did you know eggnog dates back to the 13th century? Today variations of this timeless spiced egg and milk drink are enjoyed in countries around the world. […]