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Double your food holiday fun
One odd fact that I came across while reading up on food holidays was that National Cranberry Month is in October, but National Cranberry Day is today, November 23rd. I suppose the month of October celebrates when the fruit comes to harvest, but this day, and this day alone sanctifies all that mouth puckering, fruit […]
The glory of Gingerbread
It’s another great food holiday today, if you’re me that is; it’s National Gingerbread Day! I love gingerbread. Again, it’s a Mom thing as is nearly all of my baking love; something I got from having a mom who loved Gingersnap cookies and would make them regularly when I was little. That molasses tang, the […]
A cold day to honor chilled soup
It’s National Vichyssoise Day; a chilly November day and we will be honoring cold soup. Something just isn’t right about this picture. Like Ice Cream Sundae Day, it should be during one of those scorching months of summer where appreciating a cold food is actually a fun prospect, not one to make you shiver. Vichyssoise- […]
15 down, 15 to go
Fifteen posts down for NaBloPoMo and fifteen more to go. So far so good. Today will be a fun post as it’s National Bundt Pan Day. In Minnesota, we can boast not just the amazing four-season changes in weather coupled with temps that can range over 130 degrees in a single calendar year, but we […]
Apparently, it's all about green today
It’s National Pickle Day and National Guacamole Day. I suppose since ‘being green’ is the new buzzword phrase that everyone is throwing down- even computer software, which makes me think ‘What the heck is ‘green’ software?’- naturally having a green food day is apropos. Think pickles and you think cucumbers, you don’t think ‘process’ but […]
Obscure but delicious
When I was researching all these food holidays I recognized all but one of the foods on the calendar and the more I looked over the recipes for this particular item, the more I bounced back and forth between just wanting to talk about it, and wanting to stick my neck out and actually prepare […]
Food holiday mish-mash
Officially, we’re looking at National Chicken Soup Day and National Pizza with the Works (except Anchovies) Day. k, thanks…..bye Oh right, sorry there Chicken, a little humor insert, but that’s the extent of what I feel for these particular days- not a lot of excitement. How can you get excited about Chicken Soup? Or pizza […]
A milestone, and pretty in pink
Unbeknown to me, yesterday’s post about Men Making Dinner and Nacho Day was my 500th post on this blog. That kind of blows my mind; I’ve been at this a long time- yes, 2 1/2 years to be exact- and I’m rather prolific with words so really, it shouldn’t come as any surprise. Nor should […]
Let's appreciate doughnuts, shall we?
Today is National Doughnut Appreciation Day. Talk about a perfect day, custom designed for my child. Griffin is a doughnut fiend, probably because I refuse to buy them or have them around the house, those saturated fat laden, high fructose corn syrup all refined white flour deep fried gut bombs generally found in your average […]
Skordalia or Potato Cake??
Skordalia- (skor DAHL yah) A greek condiment made from pureed baked potato, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, vinegar, parsley and sometimes breadcrumbs or ground nuts. Eaten as a dip with breads or vegetables, it can also be used on top of broiled meats. Potato Cake- (po TAY to kayke) A hearty and delicious meal made […]