Food Holidays for the week of 20 April

Which food holidays did you celebrate last week?  Are you ready to celebrate this week's lineup of food holidays?

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April 20 National Pineapple Upside-down Cake Day
April 21 National Chocolate-Covered Cashews Day
April 22 National Jelly Bean Day
April 23 National Cherry Cheesecake Day AND National Picnic Day
April 24 National Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day
April 25 National Zucchini Bread Day
April 26 National Pretzel Day


Did  you know that the cashew nut is the seed from the cashew tree? According to Wikipedia, the cashew tree is a a tropical evergreen tree that produces the cashew nut and the cashew apple. It can grow as high as 46 ft;  the dwarf cashew tree can grow up to 20 ft.

Approximately 10%  of a cashew's weight is starch, as a result they are sometimes used in recipes to thicken a mixture ( e.g. soups, stews). I use ground cashews to make a carrot and cashew nut loaf.


In addition to cashew nuts, the cashew tree apple's pulp is often processed to produced a fruit drink or distilled  to create a liqueur.

Which holidays will you celebrate this week? Which are you discovering now? Share your comments below.

Have a great week!

Be well,
Technicolor girl