Category: Meat & Poultry

Haggis, The National Dish Of Scotland, For Haggis Day & Burns Night

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  January 25th is a celebration day in Scotland. It’s the birthday of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet, and it’s also National Haggis Day, celebrating Scotland’s national dish. And it’s celebrated in the U.S., too. The poet’s celebration is called Burns Night, an evening for dinner parties and festivities that celebrate Scottish food, drink, and…
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For National Chicken-Fried Steak Day, A Recipe, History, & More

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What’s for dinner? October 26th is National Chicken-Fried Steak, celebrating a beloved Southern and Southwestern comfort food comprising a beef cutlet that’s pan-fried in the manner of chicken. You take a tenderized piece of beef (usually a cheap, tough cut like cube steak or ), coat it in seasoned flour, dip it in egg or…
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A Beef Stroganoff Recipe & Other Stroganoffs For National Beef Stroganoff Day

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[1] A super-easy version of Beef Stroganoff. The recipe is below (unless otherwise indicated, photos are © Taste Of Home). [2] In this version, the beef and noodles are mixed together in the pot. Here’s the recipe (photo © The Real Food Dieticians). [3] You can make Beef Stroganoff in a crockpot or Instant Pot.…
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Chicken Poke Bowls: A Recipe & Poke Bowl History

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National Poke Day, which celebrates the traditional Hawaiian dish, takes place on September 28th*. And, September is both National Chicken Month and National Rice Month. So how about something different: chicken poke bowls! If you don’t already know poke, it’s a dish of diced, marinated raw fish that’s considered a local comfort food in Hawaii.…
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Steak Au Poivre, The Steak Recipe With Its Own Holiday

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  [1] Steak au poivre is the only steak recipe with its own holiday. Here, there are green peppercorns in the sauce in addition to a black peppercorn crust on the filet mignon. The vegetable is braised leeks (photo © Certified Angus Beef). [2] You can purchase cracked peppercorns, but crushing them fresh is the…
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