December is a time to celebrate our faith, be with our families, and enjoy great food. But, there are more food holidays in this month than you might think. There is a national food holiday for everyday of the year. You'll not only find out which food holidays are in December, but you'll also find suggestions on how to celebrate each holiday.
- National Pie Day, Dec. 1st: Pies are so easy to make, especially if you start out with store bought pie crusts. Just make a quick filling, bake, and enjoy.
- National Fritters Day, Dec. 2nd: Try a nice apple fritter for breakfast with a big cup of joe.
- National Apple Pie Day, Dec. 3rd: Apple pies are so easy to make, but since you just made a homemade pie, why not pick up a Mrs. Smith's pie? Give yourself the day off from having to make one from scratch, just bake, add a scoop of your favorite ice cream and serve.
- National Cookie Day, Dec. 4th: This is definitely the time to bake cookies. Get out your favorite recipe and make a extra large batch for friends and family.
- National Sacher Torte Day, Dec. 5th: Torte is a chocolate cake that was invented in the 1800.s. You can find many recipes online or you can just bake a regular chocolate cake instead.
- Microwave Oven Day, Dec. 6th: For this food holiday, do something fun and find a recipe for candy that can be made in the microwave (how about some one bowl fudge).
- National Cotton Candy Day, Dec. 7th: This is another food holiday that can be really fun. Spend the day at a local carnival, which happens to be one of the best places to find cotton candy.
- National Chocolate Brownie Day, Dec. 8th: On this food holiday, do something easy yet decadent by jazzing up a store bough brownie mix.
- National Pastry Day, Dec. 9th: Visit your favorite bakery on this food holiday and stock up on all of your favorite goodies.
- National Lager Day, Dec. 10th: Head to a pub or tavern and enjoy a nice glass of your favorite lager. What time is it??? It's beer thirty!!!
- National Noodle Ring Day, Dec. 11th: There are several variations of this dish. Just go online and find a recipe that sounds good to you.
- National Cocoa Day, Dec. 12th: Is there anything better on a cold winter night than curling up with a blanket, your significant other and a couple mugs of hot cocoa?
- Ice Cream and Violins Day, Dec. 13th: I'm not exactly sure how this food holiday started, but does anyone really need a reason to enjoy a big bowl of ice cream?
- National Bouillabaisse Day, Dec. 14th: Enjoy a hearty fish stew on this food holiday.
- National Cupcake Day, Dec. 15th: This is another great food holiday. Just make your favorite cupcakes, eat 3 or 4 their small!!
- National Chocolate Covered Anything Day, Dec. 16th: Go all out on this food holiday and make your favorite candy, maybe some chocolate truffles, or even some chocolate covered strawberries!!
- National Maple Syrup Day, Dec. 17th: Enjoy a stack of pancakes on this food holiday.
- National Roast Suckling Pig Day, Dec. 18th: I'm not sure who actually has time to roast a whole pig, especially during the holiday season. Just go out and get a canned ham or some pork chops instead.
- National Hard Candy Day, Dec. 19th: It's almost Christmas, enjoy a nice candy cane!
- National Fried Shrimp Day, Dec. 20th: Head out to your favorite seafood restaurant and enjoy some jumbo fried shrimp.
- National Hamburger Day, Dec. 21st: On this food holiday, go all out and make gourmet hamburgers. Add a little chili and cheddar cheese for a nice chili burger.
- National Date Nut Bread Day, Dec. 22nd: Date nut bread is delicious served with some sweetened cream cheese.
- National Pfeffernuesse Day, Dec. 23rd: These are a heavily spiced cookie. If you wanted to, you could make gingerbread man cookies instead.
- National Eggnog Day, Dec. 24th: On this food holiday, serve up a big mug of eggnog topped with whipped cream and cinnamon (I do have an article on my blog about it and also the recipe for some nonalcoholic eggnog).
- National Pumpkin Pie Day, Dec. 25th: Enjoy a nice pumpkin pie with your holiday feast.
- National Candy Cane Day, Dec. 26th: After all of the Christmas activities are done, sit back and enjoy a nice candy cane (maybe make some hot cocoa and use the candy cane as a stir stick).
- National Fruit Cake Day, Dec. 27th: If you like fruit cake, enjoy a nice slice. If not, make a cake that you enjoy eating.
- National Chocolate Candy Day, Dec. 28th: Go to your local big box store or even a See's Candy store and get yourself a box of your favorite nuts and chews.
- Pepper Pot Day, Dec. 29th: This is a Jamaican soup and the recipe can be found online. This is a great recipe to make if you're tired of the cold weather.
- National Bicarbonate of Soda Day, Dec. 30th: Put your baking soda to use and make some delicious baked goods.
- National Champagne Day, Dec. 31st: Ring in the New Year with a glass of bubbly, or sparkling cider if you don't drink alcohol.
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