Food Holidays for the week of 11 May

Which food holidays did you celebrate last week? Did you know that May is also National Asparagus Month, National Barbecue Month, National Chocolate Custard Month, National Egg Month,  and National Gazpacho Aficionado Month?

• May 11: Eat What You Want Day
• May 12: National Nutty Fudge Day
• May 13 National Apple Pie Day AND National Fruit Cocktail Day
• May 14: National Buttermilk Biscuit Day
• May 15: National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day AND National Hummus Day
• May 16: National Coquilles St.Jacques Day
• May 17: National Cherry Cobbler Day

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Coquilles St. Jacques is a French preparation of scallops in a creamy sauce, under a crust of bread crumbs and cheese. Variation on this dish include coquilles St Jacwues with mushroom, coquilles St. Jacques portugaise (peppers and capers).  Would you like to make this dish? See Ina Garten's recipe featured  in the New York  Times 



Which food holidays will you celebrate this week? Which are are a surprise to you? Share your comments below. Have a great week!


Be well,
Technicolor girl

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Food Holidays for the week of 1 December

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December is full of food holidays. A few holidays are celebrated all month such as National Fruitcake Month and National Egg Nog Month (a personal favorite).


The food holidays for the week of 1 December include:

December 1: National Pie Day

December 1: Eat a Red Apple Day

December 2: National Fritters Day

December 3: National Apple Pie Day

December 4: National Cookie Day

December 5: Repeal (of Prohibition) Day

December 5: National Sacher Torte Day

December 6: National Gazpacho

December 6: Microwave Oven Day

December 7: National Cotton Candy Day

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As I stated above, I enjoy egg nog. A dear friend of the family, Mrs. Meadow, made egg nog from scratch when I was a child.  I was in my teens when I first had a sip  of Mrs. Meadow's egg nog. Despite her cautionary warning that I sip it slowly, I quickly asked for water to cool my burning throat.   I was certain the line, "But I'm all lit up like a Christmas tree", from the song "Merry Christmas Baby" was a reference to Mrs. Meadow's egg nog.  Mrs. Meadow passed a few years ago, but the memory of her egg nog remains.


Many thanks to Food Stories for cataloging the food holidays.

Which holidays will you celebrate this week? Which holidays are a surprise to you?  Share your comments below.

Have a great week!

Be well,

Technicolor girl

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