Down home or gourmet, let's hear your favorites. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:22:56 +0000 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:22:56 +0000 Talk of Sun City https://talkofsuncity.com/forums/the-sun-city-kitchen-recipes.26/ Fri, 17 Jul 2015 09:37:16 +0000 https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/vegetarian.1234/ https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/vegetarian.1234/ invalid@example.com (pegmih) pegmih View attachment 612

Today, October 1, 2013, is National Vegetarianism Day.


Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat – red meat, poultry, seafood and the flesh of any other animal; it may also include abstention from by-products of animal slaughter.

Are you or do you know someone who is a vegetarian?
I’m not and don’t know anyone who is.]]> 18 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 17:39:26 +0000 https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/maple-syrup.2044/ https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/maple-syrup.2044/ invalid@example.com (pegmih) pegmih View attachment 1194

Today, December 17, 2014, is National Maple Syrup Day.

Maple syrup is a syrup usually made from the xylem sap of sugar maple, red maple,
or black maple trees, although it can also be made from other maple species.

Maple syrup was first collected and used by the indigenous peoples of North America.
The practice was adopted by European settlers, who gradually refined production methods.]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:03:01 +0000 https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/chocolate-covered-anything.2041/ https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/chocolate-covered-anything.2041/ invalid@example.com (pegmih) pegmih View attachment 1193]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2014 15:44:59 +0000 https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/lemon-cupcake.2040/ https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/lemon-cupcake.2040/ invalid@example.com (pegmih) pegmih
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Today, December 14, 2014, is National Bouillabaisse Day.

Bouillabaisse is a traditional Provençal fish stew originating from
the port city of Marseille.

The French and English form bouillabaisse comes from the
Provençal Occitan word bolhabaissa, a compound that consists of
the two verbs bolhir (to boil) and abaissar (to reduce heat).]]> Sat, 13 Dec 2014 15:18:34 +0000 https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/cocoa.2038/ https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/cocoa.2038/ invalid@example.com (pegmih) pegmih View attachment 1190

Today, December 13, 2014, is National Cocoa Day.

The cocoa bean is the dried and fully fermented fatty seed of Theobroma cacao,
from which cocoa solids and cocoa butter are extracted.

The cacao tree is native to the Americas.

New chemical analyses of residues extracted from pottery excavated at an
archaeological site at Puerto Escondido in Honduras indicate that it was here
where cocoa products were first...

Cocoa]]> Sat, 13 Dec 2014 11:42:40 +0000 https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/pastry.2034/ https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/pastry.2034/ invalid@example.com (pegmih) pegmih View attachment 1187

Today, December 9, 2014, is National Pastry Day.

Pastry is a major type of bakers' confectionery. It includes many
of the various kinds of baked products made from ingredients such as
flour, sugar, milk, butter, shortening, baking powder, & eggs.

Small tarts and other sweet baked products are called pastries.

Common pastry dishes include pies, tarts, quiches and pasties]]> 1 Sat, 13 Dec 2014 11:39:15 +0000 https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/ambrosia.2036/ https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/ambrosia.2036/ invalid@example.com (pegmih) pegmih View attachment 1189

Today, December 12, 2014,is National Ambrosia Day.

Ambrosia is a variation on the traditional fruit salad.

Most ambrosia recipes contain fresh or sweetened pineapple,
mandarin oranges or fresh orange sections, miniature marshmallows,
and coconut.

Other ingredients can include maraschino cherries, bananas,
strawberries, peeled grapes, or crushed pecans.

Ambrosia can also...

Ambrosia]]> 1 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 15:12:03 +0000 https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/noodle-ring.2035/ https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/noodle-ring.2035/ invalid@example.com (pegmih) pegmih View attachment 1188

Today, December 11, 2014, is National Noodle Ring Day.

A noodle ring is just as it sounds.
Noodles baked into a ring using a bundt pan usually incorporating cheese.]]> Mon, 08 Dec 2014 15:05:53 +0000 https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/brownie.2033/ https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/brownie.2033/ invalid@example.com (pegmih) pegmih View attachment 1186

Today, December 8, 2014, is National Brownie Day.

A Brownie is a flat, baked square or bar developed in the United States
at the end of the 19th century and popularized in both the U.S. and Canada
during the first half of the 20th century.

The brownie is a cross between a cake and a cookie in texture.

Brownies are either fudgy or cakey, depending on their density, and they may
include nuts,...

Brownie]]> Sat, 06 Dec 2014 15:19:02 +0000 https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/gazpacho.2030/ https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/gazpacho.2030/ invalid@example.com (pegmih) pegmih View attachment 1185
Today, December 6, 2014, is National Gazpacho Day.

Gazpacho is a soup made of raw vegetables and served cold,
usually with a tomato base.

Gazpacho originated in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia.]]> Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:41:38 +0000 https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/sachertorte.2029/ https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/sachertorte.2029/ invalid@example.com (pegmih) pegmih View attachment 1184
Today, December 5, 2014, is National Sachertorte Day.

Sachertorte is a specific type of chocolate cake, or torte,
invented by Austrian Franz Sacher in 1832 for
Prince Wenzel von Metternich in Vienna, Austria

Recipes similar to that of the Sachertorte appeared
as early as the eighteenth century,

The cake consists of a dense chocolate cake meringue base
with a thin layer of apricot jam on top,...

Sachertorte]]> Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:33:18 +0000 https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/cotton-candy.2028/ https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/cotton-candy.2028/ invalid@example.com (pegmih) pegmih View attachment 1183
Today, December 7, 2014, is National Cotton Candy Day.

Cotton candy is a form of spun sugar.

The confection is almost 100 percent sugar
with dashes of flavoring and food coloring.

Cotton candy was first recorded in Europe in the 18th century.

Machine-spun cotton candy was invented in 1897 and first
introduced at the 1904 World's Fair.

A dentist from New Orleans, Louisiana, invented a similar
cotton...

Cotton Candy]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:21:46 +0000 https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/cookie.2027/ https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/cookie.2027/ invalid@example.com (pegmih) pegmih View attachment 1182 Today, December 4, 2014, is National Cookie Day.

In the United States and Canada a cookie is a small, flat, baked treat,
usually containing flour, eggs, sugar, and either butter or cooking oil,
and often including ingredients such as raisins, oats, or chocolate chips.
Most other English-speaking countries would call it a biscuit.

Its American name derives from the Dutch word koekje or more precisely
its...

Cookie]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2014 16:04:38 +0000 https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/apple-pie.2025/ https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/apple-pie.2025/ invalid@example.com (pegmih) pegmih View attachment 1181

Today, December 3, 2014, is National Apple Pie Day.]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2014 15:27:47 +0000 https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/fritter.2022/ https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/fritter.2022/ invalid@example.com (pegmih) pegmih View attachment 1180
Today, December 2, 2014, is National Fritter Day.

Fritter is a name applied to a wide variety of fried foods,
usually consisting of a portion of batter or breading which has
been filled with bits of meat, seafood, fruit, or other ingredients.

In the United States, fritters are small cakes made with a
primary ingredient that is mixed with an egg and milk batter
and either pan-fried or deep-fried; wheat...

Fritter]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2014 15:20:35 +0000 https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/pie.2020/ https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/pie.2020/ invalid@example.com (pegmih) pegmih View attachment 1179

Today, December 1, 2014, is National Pie Day.

A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing
that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients.

The first pies appeared around 9500 BC, in the Egyptian Neolithic period
or New Stone Age.

Ancient Greeks are believed to have originated pie pastry.]]> Sun, 30 Nov 2014 15:36:19 +0000 https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/mousse.2018/ https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/mousse.2018/ invalid@example.com (pegmih) pegmih View attachment 1178

Today, November 30, 2014 is National Mousse Day.

A Mousse is a prepared food that incorporates air bubbles
to give it a light and airy texture. It can range from light and fluffy
to creamy and thick, depending on preparation techniques.

A mousse may be sweet or savory.

Dessert mousses are typically made with whipped egg whites
or whipped cream, and generally flavored with chocolate
or puréed fruit....

Mousse]]> Sat, 29 Nov 2014 15:38:36 +0000 https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/chocolate.2016/ https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/chocolate.2016/ invalid@example.com (pegmih) pegmih National Chocolate Day.

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Chocolate is a typically sweet, usually brown, food preparation of
Theobroma cacao seeds, roasted and ground, often flavored.
It is made in the form of a liquid, paste or in a block or used as a
flavoring ingredient in other sweet foods.

Cacao has been cultivated by many cultures for at least 3 millennia
in Mexico and Central America.

The...

Chocolate]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:14:11 +0000 https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/french-toast.2015/ https://talkofsuncity.com/threads/french-toast.2015/ invalid@example.com (pegmih) pegmih View attachment 1176


Today, November 28, 2014, is National French Toast [Day.

French toast is a dish of bread soaked in beaten eggs and then fried.

The earliest known reference to French toast is in the Apicius,
a collection of Latin recipes dating to the 4th or 5th century.
The recipe mentions soaking in milk, but not egg, and gives it
no special name, just aliter dulcia "another sweet dish"]]>