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Make This Strawberry Milk Recipe For National Milk Day

January 12, 2023 at 7:49 am · Filed under Beverages, Food Holidays, Recipes, The Nibble

January 11th is National Milk Day. You could toast with:

  • A glass of cold or hot milk
  • Chocolate milk
  • Coffee milk
  • Strawberry milk

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    We chose strawberry milk. Instead of a corn syrup-based strawberry flavoring, you can:

  • Purée fresh or frozen strawberries, and sweeten to taste.
  • Purée some strawberry preserves with a bit of water so that they turn into syrup.

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    Then, mix some into your milk of choice—cold or hot—relax, and enjoy it as a snack or for dessert.

    		  

    Strawberry Milk
    Strawberry milk (photo © The Bluebird Chelsea | London).
     
    Perhaps include some fresh strawberries or some of your favorite cookies. Because there is no National Milk And Cookies Day…yet.

    National Strawberry Day is February 27th.
     
     

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    National Pizza Week & A Year Of Pizza Holidays

    January 11, 2023 at 11:53 am · Filed under Food Holidays, Pasta-Pizza, The Nibble

    Pepperoni Pizza For National Pizza Week
    [1] America’s favorite pizza topping: pepperoni (photo © Jordan Nix | Unsplash).

    Spicy Sausage Pizza Recipe With Pesto, Corn & Jalapenos
    [2] Sausage is America’s #2 favorite topping. Try this recipe, Spicy Sausage & Pesto Pizza with Roasted Corn & Jalapeños (photo © DeLallo).

    		  

    It’s the last official pizza holiday in a year of 12 pizza holidays in the U.S.

    We’ve listed them all below, below, so mark your calendars.

    And maybe plan for a few pizza parties (in addition to National Pizza Party Day in May).

    According to CNET, “Roughly 3 billion pizza pies are sold in the US each year, equal to about 350 slices a second.” So dig in!

    > 40 ways to top your slice.

    > 50 pizza recipes.

    > Pizza trends.

    > The history of pizza.

    > The top pizza toppings in the U.S., the top pizza-eating states, and most pizza-per-capita countries.
     
     
    THE YEAR’S 16 PIZZA HOLIDAYS

    Whether you get takeout pizza or make your own, mark your calendars for:

  • January: National Pizza Week, beginning the second Sunday in January
  • February, 2nd Week: Great American Pizza Bake*
  • February 9th: National Pizza Day (a.k.a. National Pizza Pie Day), World Pizza Day
  • March 14: National Pi Day, third Friday
  • April 5th: National Deep Dish Pizza Day
  • May: National Pizza Party Day, third Friday
  • June 11th: Pizza Margherita Day
  • September 5th: National Cheese Pizza Day
  • September 20th: National Pepperoni Pizza Day
  • October: National Pizza Month
  • October 9th: International Beer and Pizza Day
  • October 11th: National Sausage Pizza Day
  • October 22nd: National Tavern-Style Pizza Day
  • October 25th: World Pizza Makers’ Day
  • November 1st: National Calzone Day†
  • November 12th: National Pizza With Everything Except Anchovies Day…

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    …although as anchovy lovers, we protest!
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    *The Great American Pizza Bake begins the second week in February. During this week, you’re encouraged not just to consume pizza but to try your hand at making it.

    †A calzone is a pocket pizza; the toppings are used as a filling inside a hand-held crust.
     
     

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    Enjoy These Hot Toddy Recipes: It’s National Hot Toddy Day

    January 11, 2023 at 9:35 am · Filed under Cocktails & Spirits, Food Holidays, Recipes

    January 11th is National Hot Toddy Day, coming at a good time in what is traditionally cold and flu season.

    Medical professionals agree that a hot toddy can be good for colds and mild respiratory congestion.

  • Both the Common Cold Centre at Cardiff University in the U.K. and the Mayo Clinic in the U.S. have cited the spices, which stimulate saliva to help ease a sore throat, and the combination of lemon and honey stimulate mucus drainage.
  • Plus, warm liquids ease congestion and prevent dehydration.
  • Neither institution suggests large doses of whiskey but agrees that a small amount can ease the stress that comes with being ill from a cold.

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    But a hot toddy is also a warm and comforting drink in chilly weather, and lets you use your favorite spirit—bourbon, brandy, gin, scotch, tequila, etc.

    There are even beer toddies and wine toddies (mulled wine, recipes below).

    > While January 11th is National Hot Toddy Day, Hot Buttered Rum Day, on January 17th, celebrates almost the same drink. The difference: A hot toddy can be made with any spirit, whereas hot buttered rum is made with rum.

    > The year’s 49 cocktail and spirits holidays.

    Below:

    > Hot toddy recipes.

    > Snacks to serve with toddies.
     
     
    THANKS TO INDIA FOR THE FIRST RECIPE 

    The toddy first appeared in the early 16th century in India. It was named tārī (a Hindi word pronounced taddy), and was a popular folk remedy for congestion. (Punch also came from India: the scoop.)

    The mixture, originally served cold, included alcohol, sugar, water, and spices (very similar to today’s basic recipe).

    Adding hot water, and later hot tea, turned it into a remedy for colds and respiratory congestion.

    As with much from India, toddy made its way to Britain, and then to the American colonies.

    > More hot toddy history

    > Hot Toddy relatives (Glögg, Mulled Wine, etc.)
     
     
    MORE HOT TODDY RECIPES

  • Apple Ginger Hot Toddy
  • Apple Hot Toddy With Calvados & Sherry
  • Beer Hot Toddy
  • Black Tea Toddy & Green Tea Toddy
  • Caramel Hot Buttered Rum
  • Chocolate Hot Buttered Rum
  • Classic Hot Buttered Rum
  • Glögg
  • Hot Apple Cider Toddy
  • Hot Gin Cider
  • Mezcal Hot Toddy
  • Mulled Wine
  • Saké Hot Toddy
  • Scotch Toddy
  • Spiced Cider
  • Witch’s Brew For Halloween 
     
    SNACKS TO SERVE WITH A HOT TODDY

    Spiced or savory snacks pair well with a toddy. We particularly like:

  • Sweet snacks: spice cookies (ginger, molasses, oatmeal), caramel or kettle corn, citrus-infused treats (e.g. candied peel, lemon tartlet).
  • Savory snacks: Baked Brie or other mild cheese with crackers, charcuterie, cheese straws, nut butter tea sandwiches/tartines* on grainy bread, roasted nuts.
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    [1] You can make an Apple Hot Toddy with your spirit of choice. This one is garnished with a cinnamon stick and star anise. Note that if your cinnamon sticks have been around for a while and no longer are strong, a toddy is a great way to use them (photo © L’Adresse | NYC).

    Hot Toddy
    [2] This toddy is garnished with a slice of lemon and a cinnamon stick (photo © Hella Cocktail Co.).

    Hot Toddy In Glass Cup With Handle
    [3] We like adding a few cloves to our toddies. They’re aromatic and flavorful (photo © Ruths Chris Steak House).

    Lemon Curd Tartlet On A Plate
    [4] A lemon curd tartlet or other citrus treat pairs well with a toddy (photo © The Nibble).
     
    A tray of hot toddy and ginersnaps
    [5] Ready to curl up with a hot toddy, a book, and some gingersnaps (Gemini Photo)?
     
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    *A tartine is an open-face sandwich. The different types of sandwiches.
     
     

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