Food Holidays for the week of 7 September

Which food holidays did you celebrate last week?  Did you know that September is also National Biscuit Month, National Bourbon Heritage Month, National Breakfast Month, and California Wine Month?

September 7: National Acorn Squash Day
September 8: National Date Nut Bread Day
September 9: Wiener Schnitzel Day
September 10: TV Dinner Day
September 11: National Hot Cross Bun Day
September 12: National Chocolate Milkshake Day
September 13: National Peanut Day AND Snack A Pickle Time

My first introduction to California Wine was during a trip to visit my cousin in the late 1980's. I stopped at Mirassou Winery before heading to Napa and Sonoma. A member of Mirassou staff spent a great deal of time explaining grape varietals, how wine was produced and took me on a personal tour of the grounds. I purchased a couple of bottles of wine to share with my cousin and to bring back with me to the East Coast (Mirassou was primarily available on the West Coast of the United States at that time). I don't remember the person's name, but that information has proved useful over the years. Thank you Mirassou Winery!

Which food holidays will you celebrate this week? Which 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 8 September

A new week and new holidays to celebrate.  Below is the list 

• September 8: National Date Nut Bread Day
• September 9: Wienerschnitzel Day

  

  image of hot cross bun courtesy of the internet

• September 10: TV Dinner Day
• September 11: National Hot Cross Bun Day
• September 12: National Chocolate Milkshake Day
• September 13: National Peanut Day AND Snack A Pickle Time
• September 14: National Cream Filled Donut Day

Did you know that the original frozen dinner came in an aluminum tray and was heated in an oven? C.A Swanson & Sons was the first company to achieve success with the frozen packaged dinner. According to Wikipedia, "The name TV dinner came from the shape of the tray it was served on.
The main entrée was in a bigger compartment on one side of the tray and the vegetables lined up in smaller compartments on the other side. The arrangement was similar to that of the front panels of a 1950s television set: a screen on the left and speakers and control on the right. There were other theories about the name of the TV dinner. One reason was that early packaging featured the image of a TV set. Another was that many families would eat these in front of a TV set."

Yes, sometimes my sibling and I ate TV dinners in our house growing up.  It was convenient, easy and less costly than trying to take a  family out to eat. 

Which holiday(s) will you celebrate this week? The child in me would love to have a chocolate milkshake, but the grown up me likes the idea of a hot cross bun or wienerschnitzel. 

Have a delicious week!

Be well,
Technicolor girl