Today we celebrate the lesser of the many evils that snack world has to offer. In the land of greasy potato chips, artificial cheese flavorings, and sugary cookies, popcorn reigns supreme, and is only as simple or decadent as you want it to be. A movie just isn't a movie without a big bowl (or [...]
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Celebrate This: National Oatmeal Muffin Day
It's tough playing second banana to cupcake, which is why it's high time we celebrate the muffin, and all it's down for us as cupcake's often healthier and always under appreciated cousin. Today we celebrate a particular kind of muffin, the oatmeal muffin, a healthier and, in my opinion, tastier alternative to all that sugary nonsense kids [...]
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: Poinsettia Day
Poinsettias are mysterious little plants—all year they're practically invisible, unseen in flower shops and grocery stories, until about three weeks before Christmas and BAM! They're sprouting up everywhere! These festive flowers are actually native of Mexico and Central America, which explains why you might be hard pressed to find one any other time of year. [...]
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 [...]
Celebrate This: National Cotton Candy Day
When I think of cotton candy, I think of the excitement, chaos, and larger than life attitude offered by circuses, fairs and amusement parks. Part sugar rush, part nostalgia, cotton candy makes any event instantly more fun. Toss a ball of pastel candy fluff atop a sugar cupcake for a sweet treat that oozes whimsy or [...]
Celebrations: National Microwave Oven Day
Few can contest that the microwave oven has revolutionized the food industry since it was first patented in the mid 1940s. For better or for worse the microwave has altered how we eat, when we eat and even where we eat our meals. Hotly debated (no pun intended), this magic box is a symbol of mid [...]
Celebrate This: Day of the Ninja
In true ninja style this holiday snuck up on me, stealthily and with the greatest of easy the Day of the Ninja falls upon on us until we are surrounded with no where to run and no place to hide. Hiiiiiiiiiiiyaaaaa! These ancient assassins were the secret agents of feudal Japan, acting at night and [...]
Celebrate This: National Fritters Day
Of all the food-related holidays out there none tugs at my heart strings quite like National Fritters Day. Although I had never heard of the holiday before setting out to do research for this blog, I have fond memories of the crispy little nuggets and their abilities to transform a rainy afternoon into somewhat of [...]
Celebrate This: Stay At Home Because You’re Well Day
Sick days can be a bit of a bummer—missing out on work or school without enjoying the benefits because you're too tired/congested/achey to do anything other than hug a box of tissues and pray the lavender haired old lady beats the smug college professor on Jeopardy. Today we celebrate Stay at Home Because Your Are [...]
