March 4th is National Pound Cake Day!! Pound cake is a dense yellow cake that is traditionally made with a pound each of butter, sugar, flour, and eggs, or with equal weights of each of these ingredients. Almost everyone has tasted this simple cake at least once; however, pound cake is one of those...
February 3rd is National Carrot Day! This nutritious and delicious root vegetable certainly deserves the honor; however, it usually taken for granted, so I was pleasantly surprised to discover this celebration. Carrots originated in central Asia, around Afghanistan, and have spread throughout the...
Today is National Blueberry Pancake Day. I consider pancakes to be one of those foods that taste better when you share them with loved ones. Sitting around a table with family or friends, passing around a stack of pancakes is a great experience. I have enjoyed some great blueberry pancakes both...
Today is Chocolate Cake Day! According to Holiday Insights, there are 3 objectives of Chocolate Cake Day:
To bake a chocolate cake.
To decorate a chocolate cake.
And, to eat a chocolate cake.
I am sure that objectives #1 and #2 can be outsourced without losing the spirit of the holiday. However,...
Today is National Cheese Lover’s Day in the United States. The US is the top producer of cheese in the world, with Wisconsin and California leading the states in production, while Greece and France are number 1 & 2 in cheese consumption per capita, respectively. There are thousands of...
Cultures all over the world celebrate the start of a new year, regardless of the calendar used. Traditional foods are part of these celebrations. Black eye peas are prepared in Africa, the Caribbean and the American South. Suckling pig is considered lucky in Spain, Austria, Portugal, and Hungary. ...
