Curry Pasta Primavera Recipe For National Curry Week

The first week in October marks the celebration of National Curry Week, a holiday begun in the U.K. 25 years ago. It was founded by a prominent journalist who had fallen in love with curry and wanted to create awareness of the burgeoning Indian restaurant industry, while also raising funds for charity [source]. Americans may…
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An Applejack Cocktail Recipe, What Is Applejack & Its History

October is National Applejack Month, a brandy distilled from hard cider. We can’t remember the last decade in which we had some, but we’ll remedy that today. Below: > American applejack vs. Calvados, French apple brandy. > Recipe: Jack Rose applejack cocktail. > Recipe: The Widow’s Kiss applejack cocktail. > The history of applejack. >…
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Pumpkin Spice Syrup & Recipes For National Pumpkin Spice Day

These days, like Christmas decorations, pumpkin spice latte sales seem to begin in August. Even if that’s an exaggeration, it’s only by one month. So we normally wait until after fall begins to promote the PSL. Since September 29th is National Coffee Day and October 1st is National Pumpkin Spice Day, get ready to celebrate…
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