The Foodie Patootie
National Candied Orange Peel Day | Candied Orange Peel

National Candied Orange Peel Day | Candied Orange Peel

I’m very happy about all of the fruit based food holidays happening lately! 🙂 Today is both National Candied Orange Peel Day and National Orange Juice Day. However, I normally cut my oranges in...

National Orange Juice Day | Banana Orange Juice

National Orange Juice Day | Banana Orange Juice

It’s a day of oranges! On top of being National Orange Juice Day, it’s National Candied Orange Peel Day! It was a wonderful breakfast this morning of Banana Orange Juice, celebrating the food holiday...

National Raspberry Tart Day | Rustic Raspberry Tart

National Raspberry Tart Day | Rustic Raspberry Tart

You want to know the thing I love the most about my 27-inch Mac desktop? The fact that I can watch Scandal and write this blog post at the same time, without the windows...

National Truffles Day | Easy Chocolate Truffles

National Truffles Day |Easy Chocolate Truffles

Picture it: Tampa, 10:30pm yesterday, in the living room. I was exhausted after a long day at work and many other things going on. After dinner, we settled in to watch The Americans that...

National Chocolate Parfait Day | Chocolate & Vanilla Pudding Parfait

National Chocolate Parfait Day | Chocolate & Vanilla Pudding Parfait

It’s May 1st. Do you realize what this means? It means a couple of things: The “It’s Gonna Be May” Justin Timberlake memes are over. Although you might start seeing the “gonna be” crossed...

National Raisin Day | Ants on a Log

National Raisin Day | Ants on a Log

National Raisin Day stumped me. I know, right? There are so many things you can do with raisins. I should not be stumped by what to do with raisins. Yet there I was, wondering...

National Shrimp Scampi Day | Shrimp Scampi Galletti

Being Italian, making and eating pasta is basically one of our greatest accomplishments. I bought a pasta maker about a month ago and while I haven’t yet had the opportunity to use it, I...

National Blueberry Pie Day | Mixed Berry Pie Streusel

National Blueberry Pie Day | Mixed Berry Pie Streusel

I intended to make a blueberry pie for National Blueberry Pie Day. ‘Cause the food holiday is basically telling me exactly what I should be doing, right? Well, after Sunday spent at the Great...

National Prime Rib Day | Prime Rib Chili

National Prime Rib Day | Prime Rib Chili

I’ve had a busy day today. Between cleaning the house and attending the Great American Pie Festival in Celebration (a small town close to Disney World and about 45 minutes from my home), and sleeping...

National Pretzel Day | Pretzel Bun Pork Sandwich

National Pretzel Day | Pretzel Bun Pork Sandwich

Remember the Pigs-In-A-Blanket I made the other day? Well, for National Pretzel Day, I intended to do the same thing, just with rolls of pretzel. I was convinced I could easy make my own...