Showing posts with label chocolate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chocolate. Show all posts

22 March 2015

15 December 2014

Food holidays for the week of 15 December

How many of last's week food holidays did you celebrate? I did indeed eat ice cream and listen to violin music on Ice Cream and  Violin Day. This week's lineup of food holidays is a delectable assortment:

  • December 15: National Cupcake Day
  • December 16: National Chocolate-Covered Anything Day
  • December 17: National Maple Syrup Day
  • December 18: National Roast Suckling Pig Day
  • December 19: National Hard Candy Day
  • December 20: National Fried Shrimp Day AND  National Sangria Day
  • December 21: National Hamburger Day AND Kiwi Fruit Day

  • I enjoy making sangria; I've made red sangria for family and friends to consume when visiting. If you'd like to try making sangria a home, check online sites such as allrecipes or food network. Bartending recipe books often include a recipe for sangria. I've also  found sangria in all inclusive cookbooks  such as Joy of Cooking as specialty cookbooks (e.g., food and beverage of Spain). I find  sangria to be a flexible beverage in that you can add the fruits of your choosing to create the flavor  profile you desire (e.g. white sangria featuring orange and cranberry).

     
     
     
    Many thanks to Food Stories for cataloging the food holidays.
     
    Which holidays will celebrate? Which holidays are a your surprise to you? Share your answers in the comments section below. Have a great week!
     
     
     
     Be well,

    Technicolor girl

    27 October 2014

    Food holidays for the week of 27 October

    photo by TEP
    The final week of October and the start of November are represented by an eclectic mix of  food holidays:
     
  • October 27: National Potato Day AND  American Beer Day  
  • October 28: National Chocolate Day  AND  Wild Foods Day 
  • October 29: National Oatmeal Day           
  • October 30: National Candy Corn Day  AND  Buy a Doughnut Day   
  • October 31: National Candy Apple Day  AND October 31: Trick or Treat for UNICEF Day
  • photo by TEP
  • November 1: National Bison Day,  National Deep Fried Clams Day AND National Vinegar Day
  • November 2: National Deviled Egg Day


  • Which holiday(s) will you celebrate? Which holiday is a surprise to discover? Have a great week!

    Be well,

    Technicolor girl

    
    image created by Ink+ LLC

    18 May 2014

    Thought for the day

     
    “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.”
    -Charles M. Schulz