Whether you spell it Hanukkah or Chanukah, there's no arguing that today marks the first of 8 full days of the Jewish Festival of Lights. This age-old tradition honors the rededication of the Holy Temple in 2nd Century Jerusalem by the Jewish people, and while many of the traditions have remained the same over the centuries, [...]
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Celebrate This: National Bouillabaisse Day
From the moment I woke up, and lifted my head off of the pillow, I knew there was something fishy about Bouillabaisse Day. What!? You don't know what Bouillabaisse is? Oh you are so passé! Just kidding! It wasn't until I set out to round up a few ideas for my daily Celebrate This post that I [...]
Celebrate This: National Brownie Day
Brownies are delicate desserts whose rich, chocolaty taste, despite any claims made on boxes, is never instant even if their mix is of the pre-packaged variety. A good homemade brownie is hard to find and even harder to achieve without a little patience, and in my experience bad brownies transform their tasters into a gourmet [...]
Celebrations Circle: Fruity Treats and Eats
Last week, bloggers all over the internet were whipping up some delicious recipes using some of their favorite veggies. This week, it looks likes they've geared their attention towards the nature's other tasty snack - fruits! After Thanksgiving, you may feel like you never want to look at another apple pie again. These Apple Pie [...]
Celebrations Circle: Berry Tasty Recipes
Berries are my all-time favorite snack. Cranberries, blueberries, blackberries, cherries... I don't discriminate. While I'm completely content with eating them raw, baking them into a delicious dessert or using them to mix up some tasty cocktails seems like an even better way to enjoy my favorite healthy snack. This week, some of our favorite bloggers [...]
Celebrations Circle: Sunflowers
Summer may be coming to an end, but the sunflowers are in full bloom! These larger-than-life flowers have been popping up EVERYWHERE this week, from cupcakes to sandwiches. These fabulous bloggers are just as crazy about sunflowers as we are - and have provided us with some fun recipes and ideas to bring more of this [...]
Celebrate This: Frankenstein Day
While it may sound like a day to celebrate the undead, it is actually a holiday to commemorate the dead: Frankenstein's author Mary Shelley. Since Frankenstein was first published in 1818 the monster (remember, Frankenstein was the doctor, not his creation!) has been imagined and re-imagined by writers, artists and filmmakers to be something much more [...]
Celebrations Circle: Cute Enough to Eat!
Mealtime is now playtime! This week at Celebrations we're all about playing with food! Some of our favorite bloggers have been combining their craft and culinary skills to create some marvelous, mealtime masterpieces. We love these recipes, because they don’t require any special ingredients; it’s a matter of reworking ingredients you already have in order [...]
Celebrate This: National Waffle Day
The mere sound of Waffle Day is smile inducing, like something your parents thought up as a reward for good grades and a tidy bedroom. In actuality Waffle Day commemorates the patenting of the waffle iron in 1869 by Cornelius Swarthout. While the holiday pays homage to the man who made waffles as we’ve come [...]
Celebrate This: National Potato Day
Hello, my name is Emily and I’m addicted to spuds. Upon finding out that these tubular tubers have a day dedicated in their honor I went through a range of emotions: first I was excited that had yet another reason to load up on potatoes (as if I needed one), then I was shocked that [...]
