Everyday Is a Holiday - April 2013 Community Forums - p1

Holiday Tag Hosts

Sat Mar 30, 2013 9:08 pm

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Your hosts are Debbwl and alligirl...
We welcome everyone to "EVERYDAY IS A HOLIDAY"

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1. Find out who is "IT".

2. Tag one of their recipes that you have not previously reviewed (doesn't matter how many times the recipe has been reviewed by others)

3. Tagging the same recipe in multiple games is not allowed. But this does not prevent players from using their tags for the Photo Forum or special events in other forums.

4. Make & review that recipe within two weeks from the date of your tag. When you chose to tag someone’s recipe, you are committing to making that recipe and reviewing it within 2 weeks (14 days). We realize life sometimes does get in the way of our cooking/tagging, so if you aren’t going to be able to meet the 2 week deadline, please ask us for a additional 2 week extension. Players will be put on the Restricted List once they have passed the 4 weeks (28 days) deadline, unless they have special circumstances. If you feel you have a special circumstance preventing you from completing a tag within 4 weeks, please contact the game host. Once on the Restricted List, you will no longer be able to participate in any of the games or events in the “Cooking Games with Friends Forum” until you have made and reviewed any recipes that have you on that list. This is done in order to keep it fair for all players in the games.

5. Report back to this thread to say you've made the recipe so we can update the "completed"!

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Sat Mar 30, 2013 9:13 pm

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April is not fooling around when it comes to tasty holidays.

National BLT Sandwich Month
National Garlic Month
National Grilled Cheese Month
National Soft Pretzel Month
National Soy Foods Month

April 1: National Sourdough Bread Day
April 2: National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
April 3: National Chocolate Mousse Day
April 4: National Cordon Bleu Day
April 5: National Caramel Day
April 5: National Raisin and Spice Bar Day
April 6: National Caramel Popcorn Day
April 7: Coffee Cake Day
April 8: National Empanada Day
April 9: Chinese Almond Cookie Day
April 10: National Cinnamon Crescent (Croissant) Day
April 11: National Cheese Fondue Day
April 12: Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
April 12: National Licorice Day
April 13: National Peach Cobbler Day
April 14: National Pecan Day
April 15: National Glazed Spiral Ham Day
April 16: National Eggs Benedict Day
April 16: Day of the Mushroom
April 17: National Cheeseball Day
April 18: Animal Crackers Birthday
April 19: Garlic Day
April 19: National Amaretto Day
April 20: National Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day
April 20: Lima Bean Respect Day
April 21: Chocolate-Covered Cashew Truffle Day
April 22: National Jelly Bean Day
April 23: National Cherry Cheesecake Day
April 23: National Picnic Day
April 24: National Pigs-In-A-Blanket Day
April 25: National Zucchini Bread Day
April 26: National Pretzel Day
April 27: National Prime Rib Day
April 28: National Blueberry Pie Day
April 29: National Shrimp Scampi Day
April 30: National Raisin Day

April 1st is Sourdough Bread Day, it is not clear where or when sourdough bread day started. But it is believed Sourdough likely originated in Ancient Egypt about 1500 BC.

There is no doubt that the best sourdough bread is made from true San Francisco yeast cultures, prepared in the French-style baking method. San Francisco sourdough is the most famous sourdough bread made in the U.S. There are some San Francisco variety that have remained in continuous production since the 1849 California Gold Rush. It is a white bread characterized by a chew crust with a soft center that has a pronounced sourness (not all varieties of sourdough are as sour as true San Francisco sourdough), so much so that the dominant strain of lactobacillus in sourdough starters was named Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis.
Sourdough Bread Recipes

photo by PaulaG

April 16th is Eggs Benedict Day. There is conflicting accounts as to the origin of Eggs Benedict, including:

In an interview recorded in the "Talk of the Town" column of The New Yorker in 1942, the year before his death, Lemuel Benedict, a retired Wall Street stock broker, claimed that he had wandered into the Waldorf Hotel in 1894 and, hoping to find a cure for his morning hangover, ordered "buttered toast, poached eggs, crisp bacon, and a hooker of hollandaise." Oscar Tschirky, the famed maître d'hôtel, was so impressed with the dish that he put it on the breakfast and luncheon menus but substituted ham for the bacon and a toasted English muffin for the toast.

Another account of the name "Eggs Benedict," however, originated in the eighteenth century. Pope Benedict XIII was so fond of a particular egg dish, that he requested it very often. It is also believed that Benedict XIII had an illness which contributed to his desire for the egg dish. Either way, the "Eggs Benedict" can be traced as far back as the eighteenth century. some info taken from Wikipedia
Eggs Benedict Recipes

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April 24th is Pigs-In-A-Blanket Day which varies greatly depending on where you live. In the United Kingdom, pigs-in-a-blanket are small sausages wrapped in bacon. In Israel, kids enjoy Moshe Ba'Teiva (Moses in the Ark), which are miniature hot dogs rolled in a ketchup-covered puff pastry and baked in the oven. In the United States, pigs-in-a-blanket are sausages wrapped in biscuit or croissant dough and baked until golden brown.

As a rule pigs-in-a-blanket are served as an appetizer or snack but the term “pigs in a blanket” also refers to sausage link with a pancake wrapped around it and served for breakfast. Despite rumors that pigs-in-a-blanket were invented 1957, fact is field laborers in the England 1600′s had what was essentially the same dish. Putting meat inside of dough was an obvious solution for a quick and nourishing meal on the go.
Pigs-In-A-Blanket