Pizzagaina - Easter Meat Pie
The aroma of pizzagaina baking brings back memories of Easter past. We always had a few Easter pies at our table, but this was always my favorite. This is no way a healthy pie, but it's only once a year splurge! If you can find the meats, now is the time to collect the cold-cut ends and freeze them to offset the price of making this pie. This year, I was shocked at how expensive the meats were. You can cut back on all other things, but not the meats for this pie. This tra
Born on Date - Marketing Ploy?
Did you ever notice how the "best used by" date is always a few days after you purchase your item? Does the item really go bad as the clock strikes midnight on that date? According to AI (yes it's a reference) "Best if used by" and similar open dating (like "sell-by") became mainstream in the 1970s due to consumer demand for freshness as processed, packaged food consumption grew. While early, secret dating of dairy occurred in the 1930s (reportedly pushed by Al Capone ), th
