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Today’s Spotlight is on Boston Cream Pie.
A Boston cream pie is a cake with a cream filling. The dessert acquired its name when cakes and pies were cooked in the same pans, pie tins were more common than cake pans, and the words were used interchangeably. In the late 19th century, this type of cake was variously called a "cream pie", a "chocolate cream pie", or a "custard cake".
The Boston cream pie is a sponge cake. The cake batter was originally baked in a pie crust. At some point, the crust was eliminated, and the batter was poured directly into the pie pan.
Today’s spotlight is on a Whole Hog BBQ.
Whole hog barbecue involves cooking an entire hog in one piece over a pit in the ground. It's a time- and labor-intensive process. Whole hog barbecue is a regional style of barbecue where a pitmaster cooks an entire hog. The hog smoked for hours on a wood pit. The meat is seasoned with sauces like mustard-based, tomato-based, or vinegar-based.
To serve, the skin is cracked along the back, hams, and shoulders. The meat should pull easily from the bone. Guests can choose the type of meat they want, such as:
Loin, Tenderloin, Shoulder, Hams, Belly, Ribs.
Today’s focus is on nuts!
Nuts (tree nuts and peanuts) are nutrient dense foods with complex matrices rich in unsaturated fatty and other bioactive compounds: high-quality vegetable protein, fiber, minerals, tocopherols, phytosterols, and phenolic compounds.
There are over 20 edible nuts in the world. Some of the most common edible nuts include:
Today’s Spotlight is on Nachos.
Nachos is a Mexican culinary dish consisting of tortilla chips or totopos covered with cheese or cheese sauce, as well as a variety of other toppings and garnishes, often including meats, vegetables, and condiments such as salsa, guacamole, or sour cream.
They can also include other toppings and garnishes, such as:
Today’s Spotlight is on Chicken and Waffles.
Chicken and waffles is a dish that combines chicken and waffles. It's popular in the United States and is served in many restaurants. The dish first appeared in the United States in the 1600s in Pennsylvania Dutch country. The traditional Pennsylvania Dutch version consists of a plain waffle with pulled, stewed chicken on top, covered in gravy.
Today’s Spotlight is on Seafood Bisque.
A bisque is a French style of soup that is made from crustaceans, such as lobster, crab, shrimp, and crayfish; their shells are used to make a stock and the meat is incorporated into the finished dish. So, in a way, calling the soup a "seafood bisque" is somewhat redundant.
The main characteristic of a bisque is that it is smooth and has a velvety texture. Most recipes will include wine and cream to give it its signature flavor and texture. But it's not merely the choice of ingredient that makes bisque different from other types of soups. It’s also the technique for utilizing that ingredient, including the parts you can't eat, making a bisque what it is.
Today’s Spotlight is in Meatloaf.
Meatloaf is a traditional dish made from ground meat, such as beef, pork, or poultry, mixed with other ingredients like breadcrumbs, onions, and eggs. It is then formed into the shape of a loaf, then baked or smoked. The final shape is either hand-formed on a baking tray or pan-formed by cooking it in a loaf pan.
Today’s spotlight is on Pasta.
Pasta is a type of food made from a dough of wheat flour, water, and eggs. It's formed into different shapes and then cooked by boiling or baking. Pasta is often associated with Italian cuisine. Pasta is a good source of energy and can provide fiber if it's made from whole grain. Fiber can help with stomach problems and may help lower cholesterol.
Today’s Spotlight is on Shawarma.
Shawarma is a popular Middle Eastern Street food. It's made of thinly sliced, spice-marinated meat that's cooked on a vertical spit in front of a rotisserie. The meat is often wrapped in or served with pita. Shawarma is similar to Greek gyros, but shawarma is seasoned with more spices and gyros are seasoned with more herbs.
Today’s Spotlight is on Maple Syrup.
Maple syrup is a syrup made from the sap of maple trees. In cold climates, these trees store starch in their trunks and roots before winter; the starch is then converted to sugar that rises in the sap in late winter and early spring.
Maple syrup is a natural sweetener made from the sap of maple trees. It's produced by:
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