Showing posts with label national day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label national day. Show all posts
Thursday, August 6, 2026

Sweet Milk Vanilla Ice Cream

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Dateline: Fri 24 July . While the churning of vanilla ice cream coincided with National Vanilla Ice Cream Day back on July 23rd, it did not ...
Thursday, July 16, 2026

Maple Pecan Praline Ice Cream

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Dateline: Wed 01 July . Pushed into action by the most recent occurrence of National Pralines Day, I whipped up a batch unsuccessfully using...
Thursday, July 9, 2026

Meal No. 4139: Detroit-Style Pizza

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Dateline: Wed 24 June . As summer started up, we had one night of intense storm activity, and the resulting power loss on one evening threw...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Chocolate Frosty Shakes

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The first Sunday of June was also National Chocolate Ice Cream Day, apparently, and it was therefore fitting that I'd made a new batch o...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

Meal No. 4042: Tomato & Corn Pie

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After a good full week of work in southern Georgia and after belatedly letting it catch my eye that this past Friday the 13th was also Natio...
Saturday, February 14, 2026

Meal No. 4037: Egg Drop Soup & Japanese Coleslaw

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As National Homemade Soup Day arrived Wednesday a week ago, I was ready for something lighter than my usual thick or hearty or cheesy soups....
Friday, February 13, 2026

Speculoos Mousse in Carrot Cake Shells

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When National Carrot Cake Day rolled around Tuesday a week ago, I knew I didn't need to make a whole layer cake...even though we do enjo...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Meal No. 3996: Bacon Cheeseburger Soup

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I was really disturbed by the deep chill that rolled in to the northwest Piedmont on Thanksgiving and then lingered for almost three weeks. ...
Sunday, October 19, 2025

Meal No. 3959: National Sausage Pizza Day

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Making only its fourth appearance at the Roediger House on Saturday night a week ago: Detroit-style pizza. This time, it was in recognition...
Thursday, October 9, 2025

National Cinnamon Buns Day

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My first full day at home after quite a stretch of "travel weeks" coincided with National Cinnamon Buns Day, and I was fully commi...
Sunday, September 28, 2025

Butterscotch Budino with Vanilla Bourbon Salted Caramel

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A diversionary tactic with inclusionary goals has been to pay occasional attention to the “National Day of...” lists; playing along propels ...
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Meal No. 3886: National Detroit-Style Pizza Day

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Ah, June 23: you rolled up on us with the extra gift of a National Day celebration of Detroit-style pizza, and I was ready to do my part to ...
Friday, June 13, 2025

National Donut Day

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It's been a while since I managed to meet the moment of a "National Day of..." But last Friday was National Donut Day, observe...
Saturday, December 14, 2024

Meal No. 3758: Cheddar Crust Chicken Pot Pie

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This past Monday was National Pastry Day, and "pastry" is a term that covers a multitude of sins. The day's dreary rainy begin...
Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Eggnog Sugar Cookies

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The butter was set out to soften but I was a day late in celebrating National Cookie Day. Therefore it was Thursday afternoon before I was p...
Monday, December 2, 2024

Meal No. 3752: Vegetarian Chorizo Sheet Pan Nachos

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Last Tuesday's company invited a different take on our much-loved sheet pan nachos , this time with a heaping helping of plant-based cho...
Saturday, November 23, 2024

Cinnamon Biscuits with Eggnog Glaze

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Following last Sunday's early supper, and knowing I'd missed a chance at something more impressive for National Homemade Bread Day, ...
Friday, November 1, 2024

Meal No. 3733: National Oatmeal Day

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On the final Tuesday of October, the simple supper aligned with National Oatmeal Day, so a steaming bowl of that lifelong favorite was the s...
Friday, October 25, 2024

Meal No. 3728: Creamy Basil Chicken

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The Roediger House celebrated National Pasta Day with a callback recipe to meals of old: creamy basil chicken over fettuccine. I believe it ...
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Meal No. 3722: National Salmon Day

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Last Tuesday was National Salmon Day, and I was all in for it. Spiced nicely along with an olive oil coating, roasted to perfection thanks t...