Today’s Spotlight is on Heavenly Hash. Heavenly hash is a candy mixed with lots of ingredients, Cool Whip, sour cream, cocoa powder mini marshmallows, fruit, and sometimes almonds. It is also a type of rice pudding and a type of ice cream. The candy was made up of a...
Today’s Spotlight is in the Peppermint Patty. Peppermint Patty brings up a number of possible thoughts. These include: York Peppermint Patty – A round, flat candy with a sweet, white, minty filling encased in dark chocolate. The candy was invented in 1920 and is...
Today’s Spotlight is on Baked Alaska. Baked Alaska, also known as Bombe Alaska, omelet norvégienne, omelet surprise, or omelet sibérienne depending on the country, is a dessert consisting of ice cream and cake topped with browned meringue. Baked Alaska is a dessert...
Today’s Spotlight is on Pho. Pho is a Vietnamese soup dish consisting of broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat. Phở is a popular food in Vietnam where it is served in households, street-stalls, and restaurants country-wide. Residents of the city of Nam Định were the...
Today’s Spotlight is on the Croissant. A croissant is a buttery, flaky, viennoiserie pastry inspired by the shape of the Austrian kipferl but using the French yeast-leavened laminated dough. Croissants are named for their historical crescent shape. A croissant is a...
