Brandied Fruit Recipes For National Brandied Fruit Day

October 20th is National Brandied Fruit Day. Make it now and enjoy it over the holidays…or tomorrow! Brandied fruit is something you can overnight, or “cure” for one or two months to enjoy a more profound marinated flavor. We’ll start by enticing you with the many ways you can use brandied fruits; then go on…
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Popcorn Caramel Apples Recipe & More Candy Apple Recipes

October is Halloween. National Candy Apple Day and National Caramel Apple Day are on October 31st (Halloween). And October is National Popcorn Poppin’ Month. So we tied them all together with this recipe for Popcorn Caramel Apples, plus more caramel and candy apple recipes. So how about it? Are you ready to melt? > There…
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Halloween Food: Creepy Meat Pie & Pot Pie Recipes

[1] What you can do with a pot pie for Halloween (photo © D & D | London). [2] There’s no octopus in this beef pot pie; but the crust fits right in with Halloween. Here’s the recipe (photo © Cook’n).   D&D London is a collection of 43 diverse restaurants, bars and one hotel…
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Chocolate Toffee Popcorn Recipe & More Popcorn Recipes

This photo was “eye candy” to us (photo #1). It’s popcorn, but it looks like rocher (photo #2), a classic French candy made from almond slivers and chocolate (photo #s). So of course, we had to try it sooner rather than later. October is National Popcorn Poppin’ Month, so before we give you the recipe…
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Pumpkin And Mushroom Lasagna Recipe For National Pumpkin Month

Combine National Pasta Month (October), National Pasta Day (October 17th), National Pumpkin Day and Month (October and October 26th), and National Mushroom Day (October 15th) and lasagna, and you get a reason to make this delicious Pumpkin Mushroom Lasagna. National Lasagna Day is July 29th; but in our opinion, the weather is too hot for…
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