Sunday, January 4, 2026
Whipped Cream Day
Saturday, January 3, 2026
Spaghetti Sensations: Pairing Pasta Perfection with Diverse Culinary Companions
Serves One
Ingredients
2 oz Whole Wheat Spaghetti (1 cup cooked)
2 tsp Olive Oil
1 Garlic Clove
1 large Tomato, diced (3/4 cup)
1/2 tsp Oregano, dried
1 Tbsp Parmesan Cheese
Directions
1. Prepare spaghetti as per the manufacturer’s directions.
2. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook for about 3 to 4 minutes.
3. Add tomatoes and oregano; simmer, uncovered, 10 to 15 minutes.
4. Add spaghetti to skillet; toss to coat with tomatoes.
5. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese before serving.
Sunday, December 28, 2025
Pepper Pot Day Recipe
Yields: 12 servings
1 pound sirloin steak, trimmed, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (or 1 pound honeycomb tripe)
5 slices bacon, diced
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
3 leeks, chopped
1 bunch fresh parsley, chopped
2 green bell peppers, diced
2 quarts low sodium beef stock
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves (optional)
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 large potato, peeled and diced
2 large carrots, diced
4 tablespoons unsalted margarine
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Directions
1. Place the beef in a nonstick saucepan. Cook and stir occasionally until no longer pink on the outside, about 3 to 4 minutes. Drain and cut the beef into 1/4 inch pieces.
3. Stir in beef stock, thyme, marjoram, cloves, red pepper flakes, bay leaf, and black pepper. Bring the kettle to a boil. Turn the heat down to a simmer. Cook, covered, until meat is very tender, about 2 hours.
4. Add the diced potato and carrots, and cook for an additional 20 minutes.
5. Prepare the roux by stirring the flour into the melted margarine, and cooking for a moment on the stove. When the soup is done to your liking, stir in the roux. Simmer, stirring all the while, until the soup thickens a bit. Correct the seasonings.
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Wednesday, December 24, 2025
December 25, National Pumpkin Pie Day
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients
3. Stir in oil. Slowly stir the butter-oil mixture into the dry ingredients with a fork until the dough is crumbly.
4. Gradually stir in ice water, adding enough so the dough holds together and feels moist. Press the dough into a flattened disk.
8. Add condensed milk and eggs and whisk until smooth.
10. Bake the pie for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350° and bake until the filling is set and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes more.
11. Cover the crust edges with foil if they are browning too quickly.
12. Let cool completely on a wire rack before serving.
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
December 23, National Pfeffernüsse Day, a Traditional Christmas Cookie (modified)
Yields: 3-1/2 dozen
Ingredients
Directions
2. Combine flour, half the lemon peel, almonds, cinnamon, pepper, cloves, cardamom, and baking powder into a large bowl. Add honey mixture and beat with a wooden spoon until mixed. Form into a dough. Cover the surface of the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 8 hours.
3. Preheat oven to 350°F.
4. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
5. Lightly oil your hands with some of the oil. Form dough into 42 balls, each about 3/4" wide (the dough will be very sticky, so keep your hands lightly oiled while working).
6. Divide dough balls between baking sheets, keeping them spaced 1" apart. Bake until slightly cracked on top and firm to the touch, about 15 minutes.
7. Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool slightly.
8. whisk together confectioners' sugar, rum, and 5 tsp. Hot water to make a smooth glaze. While the cookies are still warm, use a pastry brush to coat each one with a layer of glaze.
9. Set cookies aside to let them cool completely. Eat right away or store in an airtight container, layered between sheets of waxed paper, for up to one week.
Sunday, December 21, 2025
December 21, National Fried Shrimp Day
1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon canola oil, divided
8 oz raw shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails left on
Freshly ground pepper, to taste
2. Batter the shrimp right before you add to the skillet.
3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
4. Hold shrimp by the tail and dip in the batter one at a time. Let excess batter drip off.
5. Add the shrimp to the hot oil, making sure they aren’t touching. Cook, turning once. Adjusting heat as necessary to prevent burning. Cook until golden brown on the outside and curled, 3 to 4 minutes total. Transfer to a paper towel and pat dry. Serve on a platter.
6. Season the shrimp with pepper and serve right away.
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Unlock the World of Pomegranates
Select pomegranates that are plump, round, and heavy for their size.
How to Store
Whole pomegranates can be stored in a cool, dry area in the refrigerator for about 1 month or up to 2 months.
Nutrition Benefits
It is low in fat, saturated fat-free, cholesterol-free, and sodium-free and is an excellent source of fiber, vitamins C and K, and a good source of potassium, folate, and copper.
Visit POM for the Recipe
1. POM Wonderful: Website
2. Wikipedia: Pomegranate
Sunday, November 23, 2025
Cashew Chronicles. From Farm to Table
3. Add cashews to sauteed vegetables or salad greens
4. Sauté cashews with shrimp, beef, or chicken
5. Add to hot cereals
6. Roast cashews
7. Use cashew butter to make a sauce for fish, vegetables, tofu, or rice.
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Thursday, November 20, 2025
National Stuffing Day:
Vegan Cornbread Stuffing, A classic Thanksgiving side—made fully plant-based.
Food Safety
Vegan Cornbread Stuffing
A classic Thanksgiving side—made entirely plant-based. Whether you call it stuffing or dressing, this familiar holiday favorite is now completely vegan. The deep cornbread flavor anchors the dish, while poultry seasoning (which contains no poultry!) delivers that nostalgic Thanksgiving aroma without chicken broth or turkey stock.
This high-fiber recipe is perfect for serving a crowd, and the cornbread can be made ahead for easy holiday prep.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
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5 Tbsp water
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2 Tbsp flaxseed meal
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1 ¼ cups whole-grain cornmeal
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¾ cup white whole-wheat flour
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2 Tbsp granulated sugar
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1 tsp baking powder
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½ tsp salt
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¾ cup unsweetened plain soymilk
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3 Tbsp avocado or canola oil
Stuffing
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2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
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1 ½ cups chopped onion
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1 ½ cups chopped celery
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1 ½ tsp poultry seasoning
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½ tsp ground pepper
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5 cups crumbled day-old Vegan Cornbread
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1 cup low-sodium vegetable broth
Instructions
Make the Cornbread
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
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In a small bowl, stir together water and flaxseed meal; let sit 3–5 minutes to thicken.
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In a medium bowl, whisk cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
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In another bowl, whisk soymilk, oil, and the flax mixture. Add to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
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Pour batter into the baking dish and smooth the top.
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Bake 25–30 minutes, or until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
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Loosely cover and let sit 1 day to dry slightly (ideal for stuffing).
Make the Stuffing
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Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
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Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and celery and cook, stirring often, until softened and lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
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Remove from heat; stir in poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper.
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Add crumbled cornbread and broth, mixing gently to moisten.
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Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish.
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Cover and bake 25 minutes.
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Uncover and bake another 20–25 minutes, or until the top is golden and crisp.
To make ahead
Store Vegan Cornbread, well-wrapped, at room temperature for up to 2 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Resources
1. Stuffing, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2. Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipes, EatingWell
World Children's Day - Resources from Around the World
with an emphasis on amplifying children's voices to ensure their rights are heard and respected. This theme, promoted by UNICEF, highlights the importance of children's self-expression and participation in decisions that affect them.
Child rights are human rights. They are non-negotiable and universal. But in too many places today, children’s rights are being misunderstood, disregarded, or even denied and attacked.
Upholding children’s rights is the path to a better world today, tomorrow, and in the future.
Join us on this World Children’s Day and listen to the future.
By listening to children, we can fulfil their right to self-expression, understand their ideas for a better world, and incorporate their priorities into our actions today.
Discover what’s happening and take part.
A review of organizations dedicated to improving the quality of Children's lives. Presented through songs, news reports, mission statements, and children.
We Day
Listen to the future.Stand up for children’s rights.
Love Is All | Playing For Change
By resolution 836(IX) of 14 December 1954, the General Assembly recommended that all countries institute a Universal Children's Day, to be observed as a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children. It suggested that the Day was to be observed also as a day of activity devoted to promoting the ideals and objectives of the Charter and the welfare of the children of the world. The Assembly suggested to governments that the Day be observed on the date and in the way that each considers appropriate. The date, 20 November, marks the day the Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959 and the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989.
2. An indicator of chronic malnutrition is stunting. This is when children are too short for their age group. About 165 million children globally are stunted, resulting from not enough food, a vitamin-mineral poor diet, inadequate child care, and disease. As growth slows down, brain development lags, and stunted children learn poorly.
3. Wasting and bilateral edema are severe forms of malnutrition - resulting from acute food shortages and compounded by illness. About 1.5 million children die annually due to wasting. Rising food prices, food scarcity in conflict areas, and natural disasters diminish household access to appropriate and adequate food, all of which can lead to waste.
4. Essential vitamins and minerals in the diet are vital to boost immunity and healthy development. Vitamin A, zinc, iron, and iodine deficiencies are primary public health concerns. About 2 billion people are affected by inadequate iodine nutrition worldwide. More than one-third of preschool-age children globally are vitamin A deficient. Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children.
5. Maternal undernutrition leads to poor fetal development and a higher risk of pregnancy complications. Maternal and child undernutrition accounts for more than 10 percent of the global disease burden.
6. For healthier babies, WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding for six months, introducing age-appropriate and safe complementary foods at six months, and continuing breastfeeding for up to two years or beyond. Worldwide, about 20% of deaths among children under five could be avoided if these feeding guidelines are followed. Appropriate feeding decreases rates of stunting and obesity and stimulates intellectual development in young children.
7. Nutritional problems in adolescents start during childhood and continue into adulthood. Anemia is a critical nutritional problem in adolescent girls. Preventing early pregnancies and assuring adequate intake of essential nutrients for developing girls can reduce maternal and child deaths later and stop cycles of malnutrition from one generation to the next. Globally, anemia affects 42% of pregnant women.
8. The rise in overweight and obesity worldwide is a significant public health challenge. People of all ages and backgrounds face this form of malnutrition. As a consequence, rates of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other diet-related conditions are escalating worldwide. These are very difficult to treat in places with limited resources and already overburdened health systems. About 43 million children under age five are overweight, according to 2011 figures.
9. Nutrition information is required to identify the areas where assistance is most needed. WHO released international child growth standards that provide benchmarks to compare children's nutritional status within and across countries and regions.
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Sunday, November 16, 2025
November 16, National Fast Food Day
Healthy Options are the New Fast Food Trend
Burger Love Handles is a song written
by Don MacLeod about
his personal battle with being overweight.
The song focuses on fast foods as one
of his difficulties in losing weight.
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