The Chiquita Banana Jingle. Chances are, you can sing, or at least hum, a few bars of the famous Chiquita Banana jingle. The song first hit the airwaves in 1944 when Miss Chiquita made her debut. It was written to help teach Americans how to ripen and use bananas, which were, at the time, an exotic tropical fruit. At its peak, the jingle was played 376 times a day on radio stations across the United [...]

Mother’s Day — May 13th this year — means strawberry pie for me. Some people think of fancy hats, teas on the lawn and corsages. That’s not how my family celebrated Mother’s Day. My grandmother, Dora, was a huge fan of strawberry pie. She believed you could tell the class of a restaurant by the quality of their strawberry pie. She passed the same appreciation on to her daughters and granddaughters. Along with this appreciation, she [...]

Are you interested in making our own homemade pie crust? This short how-to video gives the quick run-down on how to make your own pie crust in a matter of minutes.  Here’s what you’ll need to get started: flour, salt, shortening, and ice water.