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Today’s Spotlight is on National Green Bean Casserole.
Green bean casserole is an American baked dish consisting primarily of green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and French-fried onions. It is a popular side dish for Thanksgiving dinners in the United States and has been described as iconic. The recipe was created in 1955 by Dorcas Reilly at the Campbell Soup Company.

Celebrating Fritters

Today’s Spotlight is on Fritters.
A fritter is a portion of meat, seafood, fruit, vegetables, or other ingredients which have been battered or breaded, or just a portion of dough without further ingredients, that is deep-fried. Fritters are prepared in both sweet and savory varieties.
A fritter is a piece of food that is coated in batter and deep-fried. Fritters can be made with:

Celebrating Bartenders

Today’s Spotlight is on Bartenders.
A bartender is a person who formulates and serves alcoholic or soft drink beverages behind the bar, usually in a licensed establishment as well as in restaurants and nightclubs, but also occasionally at private parties. Bartenders also usually maintain the supplies and inventory for the bar.
A bartender mixes and serves alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in licensed establishments. They can work in:

Celebrating Mousse

Today’s Spotlight is on Mousse.
A mousse is a soft prepared food that incorporates air bubbles to give it a light and airy texture. Depending on preparation techniques, it can range from light and fluffy to creamy and thick. Mousse is a soft, light, and airy food that can be sweet or savory. It's made by folding aerators into a base. Aerators can be:

Celebrating Corn Chips

Today’s Spotlight is on Corn Chips.
Corn chips are a snack food made from cornmeal fried in oil or baked, usually in the shape of a small noodle or scoop. Corn chips are thick, rigid, very crunchy, have the strong aroma and flavor of roasted corn, and are often heavily seasoned with salt.
Corn chips are a snack food made from cornmeal. They are usually shaped like small noodles or scoops. Corn chips are:

Celebrating French Toast

Today’s Spotlight is on French Toast.
French toast is a dish of sliced bread soaked in beaten eggs and often milk or cream, then pan fried. French toast is a breakfast and brunch dish made by soaking bread in a mixture of eggs, milk, and seasonings, then frying it until golden brown. It's often served with butter, preserves, or syrup.
French toast is also known as:

Celebrating Bavarian Cream Pie

Today’s Spotlight is on Bavarian Cream Pie.
Bavarian cream pie is perhaps the easiest of American desserts to prepare. A short crust pastry made with just flour, butter and sugar is pressed into a pie plate and usually baked at a medium temperature. Once cooled, a custard made with milk, sugar, yolks, eggs, and cream is poured into a pie shell and topped with whipped cream. Alternatively, the crust can be made with anything from wafers, chocolate cookies, even sugar cones, and cornflakes, while the standard vanilla custard, depending on the recipe, can be additionally flavored and decorated with, for example, coconut, chocolate, or bananas. Meringue can be used as topping instead of whipped cream in which case it must be baked. Coconut cream pie, as well as banana cream pie, are the most popular kinds, with chocolate cream pie coming in close second. Basically, there is no limit to how you can flavor a cream pie, all that is necessary is to add the desired flavor ingredient to the basic recipe.

Celebrating Cake

Today’s Spotlight is on Cake.
Cake is a flour confection made from flour, sugar, and other ingredients and is usually baked. In their oldest forms, cakes were modifications of bread, but cakes now cover a wide range of preparations.
A cake is a sweet, baked dessert that's often topped with frosting or decorations. Cakes are usually made with:

Celebrating Parfait

Today’s Spotlight is on Parfait.
Parfait is either of two types of dessert. In France, where the dish originated, parfait is made by boiling cream, egg, sugar and syrup to create a custard-like or meringue-like puree which is then frozen. A parfait is a layered dessert made of fruit, syrup, ice cream, and whipped cream. It's often served in a tall, narrow, short-stemmed glass.
A parfait can also be: