National Food Holidays to Celebrate
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Celebrate All Year Long!
National Month-Long Food Holidays to Celebrate
Do you like to eat? Love to party?
Do you know when National Salsa Month is? How about National Potato Month or National Egg Month? Have you been missing out on Chocolate Covered Anything Day? Or for you who are more health conscious, More Herbs, Less Salt Day?Take a look at my list of great National (USA) Month-Long Food Holidays so you don't miss out on any of the fun and to help you plan to celebrate all of these great food holidays all year long!
I've included a few special one-day food celebrations as well!
Egg photo appears courtesy of Flickr.com and was found through a creative commons search.
January
National Carrot Month
National Hot Tea Month
January 23rd is National Pie Day
February
National Potato Month
Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month
North Carolina Sweet Potato Month
Potato photo appears courtesy of a creative commons search thanks to Zesmerelda
March
National Frozen Food Month
National Nutrition Month
Frozen Food photo appears courtesy of a creative commons search, thanks to Cote.
April
Fresh Florida Tomatoes Month
National Pecan Month
April 22 is National Jellybean Day
Pecan pie photo appears courtesy of creative commons thanks to Digiyesica
May
National Salad Month
National Barbeque Month
National Egg Month
National Hamburger Month
National Salsa Month
June
National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month
National Ice Tea Month
National Candy Month
June 17th is Eat Your Vegetables Day
July
National Blueberries Month
National Horseradish Month
National Baked Bean Month
National Grilling Month
National Hot Dog Month
Hot dog photo appears courtesy of creative commons thanks to ddaarryynn
August
Can you believe I couldn't find any national food month items for August?
I did find some interesting August days though!
August 3rd is National Watermelon Day
August 5th is National Mustard Day
August 8th is a fun one, Sneak Some Zuchinni onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day
August 29 is More Herbs, Less Salt Day
August 30 is National Toasted Marshmallow Day
Marshmallow photo appears courtesy of creative commons thanks to J Wynia
September
National Mushroom Month
National Rice Month
National Biscuit Month
National Chicken Month
National Honey Month
Mushroom photo appears courtesy of creative commons thanks to Veganwarrior
October
Spinach Lovers Month
National Tomato Month
National Seafood Month
National Pork Month
National Chili Month
National Cookie Month
Seafood photo courtesy of creative commons thanks to Avlxyz
November
National Pomegranate Month
National Georgia Pecan Month
The week of November 1-7 is Fig Week
Pomagranite photo appears courtesy of creative commons thanks to DarwinBell
December
Again, I couldn't find any National monthly food celebrations, although with so many other Holidays I suppose we don't need any more.
I did find a few daily celebrations to enjoy!
December 7th is Cotton Candy Day
December 16th is National Chocolate-Covered-Anything Day
December 26th is National Candy Cane Day
And December 28th and 29th is National Chocolate Day! (So big it needs an entire weekend to celebrate!)
Candy Cane photo appears courtesy of creative commons thanks to Ginamig
Betty Crocker Celebrate!: A Year-Round Guide to Holiday Food and Fun
Celebrate All Year with Food
This book makes it easy to whip up party food and fun all year long. You'll find plenty of delicious ways to celebrate seventeen of the year's most delightful holidays, plus tips and suggestions to make every occasion an event to remember.
* 140 delectable recipes, such as Sour Cream and Onion Burgers (Fourth of July), Cheese Pumpkins (Halloween) and Champagne Cookies (New Year's Eve)
* Recipe variations and do-ahead options to make entertaining super-easy and super-special
* Do-it-yourself decorations and centerpieces, from Sealed with a Kiss Cards (Valentine's Day) to Sugar-Filled Glass Ornaments (Christmas)
* Complete holiday menus, including main dishes, sides and desserts-plus great beverages, too!
* Kid-friendly dishes everyone will love, like Best Mashed Potatoes (Easter), Chocolate Sweetheart Cake (Valentine's Day) and Ginger Applesauce (Hanukkah)
Celebrate Food!
Food Celebration Cookbooks
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- Odd Holidays
- I love weird and exotic holidays, and I keep track of a lot of these on my iCal calendar.
- Bizarre American Holidays Home Page
- Welcome! America is a wonderful place. Only in the USA can we celebrate the glory of egg salad, dictionaries, and procrastination.Here we celebrate these lesser known holidays. You won't find boring holidays like Thanksgiving and Mother's Day in here!
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Have I Missed Your Favorite National Food Holiday?
Leave your favorite food holiday here so I can add it to my list!
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Nov 30, 2011 @ 12:26 pm | delete
- FOOD! Love it! Eat it! Celebrate it! AH - how nice! Great lens!
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SoonerOrLater
Oct 3, 2011 @ 7:02 pm | delete
- Nice; good food.
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tagsforkids
Sep 25, 2011 @ 8:33 am | delete
- I haven't seen a day yet that wasn't worth celebrating with food, glorious food! :-) Now I have even more reasons. Thanks.
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pepys
Sep 5, 2011 @ 11:41 pm | delete
- I like the idea - celebrate all year long with food.
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franstan Aug 14, 2011 @ 6:51 am | delete
- great lens
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- Betty Crocker Celebrate!: A Year-Round Guide to Holiday Food and Fun
- Celebrate Food!
- Do You Like Odd Holidays?
- Celebrate With Recipes From Cabaret Squidoo
- Looking for More Ways to Celebrate?
- Have I Missed Your Favorite National Food Holiday?
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