After World War II, rationing in Europe made chocolate so expensive that an Italian pastry maker named Pietro Ferrero began adding chopped hazelnuts to stretch out his supply of chocolate to create what he called “Pasta Gianduja” – a hard paste that was sliced and placed on bread, like cheese. A few years later, he […]
While our lives are slowly beginning to return to normal, many of us are still spending a lot of time at home – including eating out or taking out a lot less. In our last couple of posts we showed you mouthwatering recipes to make your own guacamole and hummus. Today… it’s pizza! Americans […]
Last month we explored one our favorite healthy comfort foods around, guacamole. This month, we head on over to the eastern Mediterranean for another: hummus. First, for your hummus to taste as authentic as possible you have to pronounce it the right way. ‘Hummus’ doesn’t sound so much like ‘hum and ‘muss’ stuck together, […]
As we continue to spend all our time at home with family, comfort foods are more important than ever. One of our all-time favorites is guacamole, or guac for short. The word “guacamole” originates with the Aztecs and comes from the word “ahuaca-mulli”, which literally means “avocado sauce”. “Ahuacatl”, the Aztec name for avocado, […]
