Today’s Spotlight is on the Ice Cream Sandwich. An ice cream sandwich is a frozen dessert made of ice cream between two biscuits, wafers, cookies, or other baked goods. The ingredients can vary by region, with Ireland using wafers and the United States commonly using...
Today’s Spotlight is on Raspberry Cream Pie. Raspberries have been used in desserts since the Middle Ages, most frequently in raspberry tarts. Raspberry cream pie dates back to the 1880s. The first raspberry cream pie recipe was published in 1894 by the Boston Cooking...
Today’s food focus is on the carnival favorite Cotton Candy. Cotton candy was first created in 1897 by dentist William Morrison and with the help of candy maker John C. Wharton. Cotton candy is 100% sugar. The two invented an electric machine that heated sugar in a...
Today’s spotlight is on Cheesecake! The origin of cheesecake is believed to be the island of Samos in Greece. Anthropologists discovered cheese molds there that date back to around 2,000 BC. The first known cheesecakes were made in the fifth century BC by the ancient...
Today’s spotlight is on Lasagna. Lasagna is considered one of the oldest pasta dishes in Italian cuisine. Lasagna has a long history and cultural significance in Italy and other countries. It symbolizes comfort, tradition, and family and is often served as a shared...
Today’s Spotlight is on Chicken Wings. Chicken wings were invented in 1964 at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York. The bar’s co-owner, Teressa Bellissimo, cooked leftover wings in hot sauce as a late-night snack for her son and his friends. The story goes that...
