31 Pie Holidays & Pi Celebrity Birthdays For National Pi Day

[1] No wonders it’s number one: It’s as American as apple pie (photo © Good Eggs). [2] Pumpkin pie is delicious anytime, but gets a big boost from holiday sales (photo © Williams Sonoma). [3] Pecan pie usually needs some whipped cream or vanilla ice cream to cut the sweetness (photo © Sara Cervera |…
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Hot & Spicy Almond Clusters Recipe For National Peanut Cluster Day

National Peanut Cluster Day is March 8th, but there are too many people who have peanut allergies. Thus, we’ve reworked the classic recipe into almond clusters. > The recipe is below. And for a spicy twist, we used Blue Diamond’s Limited Edition Almonds With Mike’s Hot Honey. First, a few words about these almonds: How…
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Trader Joe’s Onion Dip Pasta Recipe & Spicy Chili Crisp

March is National Sauce Month, so how about a new idea for pasta sauce? Here’s a crowd-pleaser that doesn’t take more effort than boiling pasta and heating sauce. But this time, the sauce is made from a container of caramelized onion dip. It’s a two-ingredient recipe (photos #1 and #2) that you can enhance with…
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Regular & Spicy Margarita Mocktail Recipes For National Margarita Day

The Margarita is America’s most popular cocktail, with National Margarita Day celebrated on February 22nd. Even if you don’t drink alcohol, you can enjoy one of these yummy Margarita mocktails: Classic, Spicy, Fruity & Spicy, and Smoky. They capture the tangy, citrusy flavors of the classic Margarita, without the alcohol. They’re not only for nondrinkers,…
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Chopsticks Recycled Into Something You Can Use, Not Landfill

National Chopsticks Day was February 6th, and we headed out for a sushi dinner. But as we removed the chopsticks from their paper wrapper, we paused to wonder how many pairs of chopsticks are thrown out every day, after just one meal, and how many trees are felled in their production. So we looked it…
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