Today’s Spotlight is on the Cuban Sandwich! The Cuban Sandwich, also known as the Cubanito, has a long, rich and highly debated history. The sandwich combines ingredients like roasted pork, ham, cheese, pickles, mustard, and in some cases salami, all piled between two...
Today’s Food Spotlight is on Spumoni. Spumoni, or spumone, is a traditional Italian dessert that’s a frozen, layered loaf of mostly ice cream. It’s a milk sherbet, which is not quite ice cream and not quite sorbet, and has the addition of dairy, usually...
Today’s Spotlight is on Bacon. By definition, bacon is a type of salt-cured pork that comes from a pig. It is typically made from the belly or less fatty parts of the back. Bacon is often smoked after being cured. Bacon can be eaten on its own as a side dish, or used...
Today’s Spotlight is on Soft Serve Ice Cream. Soft serve is a frozen dessert that is similar to ice cream but is softer and less dense. Soft serve is made by churning air into the ice cream mixture as it freezes, giving it a lighter and creamier texture. Soft serve is...
Today’s spotlight is on the Potato. A potato is a starchy tuber, or underground stem, that grows under the ground. The part of the potato that people eat is the tuber, which can be round or oval and have small white roots called “eyes”. The size and color...
