Category: Food Holidays & More

National Spaghetti Day, The History Of Spaghetti & The 20 Pasta Holidays

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January 4th is National Spaghetti Day, but mark your calendar to celebrate a year of pasta holidays below. Trivia: The word “spaghetti” derives from the Italian word “spago,” which means “twine” or “string.”  The name for a single spaghetti noodle is “spaghetto” (it’s the singular form of the plural “spaghetti”). Other beloved Italian foods share…
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A Year Of Chocolate Holidays: There are 69 Of Them!

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[1] Chocolate=covered cherries. National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day is January 3rd (photo © Katherine Pollak | © The Nibble). [2] A box of fancy bonbons. International Chocolate Day is September 13th (photo © Vosges Haut Chocolat). [3] Chocolate layer cake. January 27th is National Chocolate Cake Day. Here are wines to pair with chocolate cake…
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A Year Of Cheese Holidays, Starting With National Swiss Cheese Day

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January 2nd is National Swiss Cheese Day. After a brief explanation of “Swiss” cheese, we’ll head into all of the year’s cheese holidays, below. > The history of cheese. > The different types of cheese: a glossary. > The year’s 30 cheese holidays are below.     THERE IS NO ONE SINGLE “SWISS” CHEESE  Swiss…
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The Tom & Jerry: Eggnog With Brandy, For National Eggnog Day

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[1] A Tom and Jerry in special Tom & Jerry cups. Here’s the recipe (photos #1, #2, and #3 © House Of Hawthornes). [2] Different companies created Tom and Jerry punchbowl and cup sets in the 1940s. This set is from Hazel Atlas, a prominent producer. [3] This set, from Homer Laughlin, is more elegant.…
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FOOD FUN: Ice Cream Wreath, An Easy To Make Christmas Dessert

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[1] A Christmas wreath of ice cream and fruit (photo © Tillamook County Creamery Association | Facebook). [2] Kadota figs. Any figs work here, all have reddish interiors. But green-skinned figs add more external color than darker hues (photo © California Figs). [3] Raspberries dot the wreath with color (photo © Driscoll’s Berries).   This…
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