The Foodie Patootie
National Coffee Cake Day | Coffee Cake Muffins

National Coffee Cake Day | Coffee Cake Muffins

There were a number of things running through my head this morning before writing this post. You see, I was at the dentist and when you’re there, you want to focus on anything except...

National Caramel Popcorn Day | Caramel Popcorn

National Caramel Popcorn Day | Caramel Popcorn

Raise your hand if you have, or have heard others, refer to Werther’s candies as ‘grandma candies’. Yeah, I’m sure there are a number of you. That’s what these sweets are known for. I’ve...

Raisin & Spice Bar

National Raisin & Spice Bar Day | Raisin & Spice Bars

When I decided to commit to this food holiday challenge back in November, which didn’t really leave me much time to get ahead what with Thanksgiving, Christmas, and life in general, these bars were...

National Caramel Day | Caramelized Bananas

You guys, I had so many ideas in mind for National Caramel Day. You don’t even know. The one I was sticking with up until just yesterday afternoon was to make homemade Sugar Daddy...

National Cordon Bleu Day | Chicken Cordon Bleu

TGIF takes on a whole new meaning when you don’t work on Fridays. I’m happy to always have a 3 day weekend because today is filled again with cooking. The thing is, I have...

National Chocolate Mousse Day | Eggless Chocolate Mousse

I have chocolate again today. I feel like I make chocolate more often than anything else, and it’s the thing I enjoy least. But that’s okay- the whole point of this project is to...

Peanut Butter, Jelly, and Banana Milkshake

National PB & J Day | Peanut Butter, Jelly, and Banana Milkshake

PB & J sandwiches are so classic. Back in my daycare days, if I wasn’t chomping on a roast beef and mustard sandwich for lunch, it was peanut butter and jelly. Grape jelly. It...

National Sourdough Day | Chicken Sandwich with Homemade Honey Mustard

The food for today’s food holiday appears on a paper plate. There isn’t any kind of fancy props or fanfare behind what I’ve made. It’s National Sourdough Day and when it comes to this...

National Oranges & Lemons Day | Cranberry, Orange, and Lemon Bread

Oranges and lemons…whoever thought to have a National Oranges & Lemons Day is pretty much a rockstar in my mind. There were so many things I thought to make. I absolutely love cooking and...

National Clams on the Half Shell Day | Garlic-Wine Clam Pasta

I’m embarrassed to say that I don’t like clams. It’s embarrassing because I’ve never even tried clams and I regularly make this statement and also because I’VE NEVER TRIED CLAMS. But, if you are...