National Egg Nog Day The Origin of Egg Nog Egg Nog Recipe (my note - it says rum is optional, I personally say it is a must !) National Chocolate Day This year we have celebrated A LOT of chocolate, A LOT ! At this point I've given us more info about chocolate than anyone of us probably needed or wanted to know.  So by now you know the drill, indulge in some of your favorite chocolate - again - today! And I hope that you do so by indulging in socially conscious chocolate (just a reminder!).

National Chocolate Covered Anything Day By now we have talked about chocolate in so many forms! Trader Joe's has some of the best chocolate covered yummies around, in my opinion.  I mean if you aren't around a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory that is.  *wink*  If you can get to a RMCF then I highly suggest you do, it's wonderful!  But if you aren't so fortunate to be able to get to a RMCF then see if you can't get to a TJ's for some of these delicious treats:  Chocolate Coconut Almonds ,  Dark Chocolate Covered Peppermint Joe Joe's (these are RIDICULOUS they are so good),  Chocolate Covered Sea Salt Butterscotch Caramels ,  Milk Chocolate Covered Potato Chips ,  Dark Chocolate Covered Cranberries ,  Milk Chocolate PB Pretzels ,   Dark Chocolate Covered Coconut Mango Bites  and more! Feel like making your own chocolate covered treats?   Try some of these recipes . Wright Brothers Day The Official Website Befo...

Chocolate Cupcake Day Make your own *mouth watering* No Beard Day This one is easy for me to celebrate. :)  I think this one is great for guys to observe as they get ready to participate in No Shave November. But this guy disagrees with me. Ha! Are you a fan of the beard or no?  I am not, I like a clean shaven face. World Toy Camera Day Camera Crazy: The Quirky World of Toy Cameras So many toy cameras , brings back memories!

National S'mores Day The history of the "some more" Oh I love me some s'mores. So much.  I'm kind of a purist but I'm willing to give some variations a try!  :)  I truly love s'mores.  And when I don't have the availability to make them I fall back on this recipe , it satisfies the craving! Here's some  Gourmet S'Mores  to try. Try these as well! S’mores: More American Than Apple Pie World Lion Day All About Lions Lazy Day How to Enjoy a Lazy Day Duran Duran Appreciation Day REALLY?!  Huh.

Global Forgiveness Day The Day to Forgive, the Day to be Forgiven! Chocolate Day What is chocolate?  Buy Fair Trade Chocolate  and Stop Chocolate Slavery  (yes, it's a thing and yes, you can be part of seeing it end) 9 Weird Uses for Chocolate 9 Awesome Uses for Chocolate Tell the Truth Day 7 Benefits of Telling the Truth 'I cannot tell a lie' - Health Benefits of Telling the Truth A Remarkable Benefit of Telling the Truth Strawberry Sundae Day How to Make a Strawberry Sundae

Take Your Dog to Work Day Canoe Day The History of the Canoe Chocolate Pudding Day An easy chocolate pudding recipe Beautician's Day Things You Need to Know Before You Become a Beautician Thank your beautician(s) today! What is a beautician? Forgiveness Day Forgiveness is a health benefit What does the Bible say about forgiveness? 

National Chocolate Ice Cream Day The earliest frozen chocolate recipes were published in Naples, Italy in 1692 in Antonio Latini's The Modern Steward. Chocolate was one of the first ice cream flavors, created before vanilla, as common drinks such as hot chocolate, coffee, and tea were the first food items to be turned into frozen desserts. Hot chocolate had become a popular drink in seventeenth-century Europe, alongside coffee and tea, and all three beverages were used to make frozen and unfrozen desserts. Latini produced two recipes for ices based on the drink, both of which contained only chocolate and sugar. In 1775, Italian doctor Filippo Baldini wrote a treatise entitled De sorbetti, in which he recommended chocolate ice cream as a remedy for various medical conditions, including gout and scurvy. Chocolate ice cream became popular in the United States in the late nineteenth century Very Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe Since frozen hot chocolate was the first known chocolate i...

National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day You can easily make your own I don't like chocolate covered raisins. I like raisins and I sometimes like chocolate but the two of them together?  Nope, doesn't tempt my taste buds. But if you like them today is your day! Tuberculosis Day What is tuberculosis?  Strategies for TB prevention Still showing up today, 24 cases popped up earlier this month at a High School in Kansas!

Chocolate Caramel Day Chocolate Caramel Sauce Gooey Chocolate Caramel Bars Recipe Caramel Filled Chocolate Cookies Chocolate Caramel Brownies Recipe Gooey Chocolate Caramel Cake Chocolate Salted Caramel Cupcakes Too much sweet for you?  Fine have an apple then.  *wink* Poultry Day The Poultry Site United Poultry Concerns: Dedicated to the compassionate and respectful treatment of chickens, turkeys, ducks and other domestic fowl Poultry Recipes from America's Test Kitchen If a Chicken Exists Only to Become Chicken Nuggets, Does It Really Matter How She Lived? Be a thoughtful consumer , why? Read the link above. :)

Inconvenience Yourself Day  ( additional info ) Many of our actions seem to say we think we are more significant than the next person; that our lives and schedules are more important than some else’s. We often inconvenience other people to make our own lives easier and don’t give a thought to the impact of our actions on others. Inconvenience Yourself Day is an opportunity to focus on inconveniencing ourselves instead of inconveniencing others. It is also a day to recognize and acknowledge those who inconvenience themselves for others. What can you do today to put others first? Clam Chowder Day What is clam chowder? New England Clam Chowder Recipe Chocolate-Covered Peanuts Day Chocolate Covered Peanuts Recipe Pistol Patent Day

Chocolate Covered Cherry Day A History of Cherry Cordials/Chocolate Covered Cherries Amish Chocolate Covered Cherries The Most Famous Brand of Chocolate Covered Cherries: Cella's Chocolate Covered Cherries I have never liked chocolate covered cherries.  I like cherries, chocolate periodically, but the two of them in the mixture that makes up chocolate covered cherries?  Nope.  And then I figured out why I don't really like them.  1) The liquid is gross, in my opinion.  It's so sugary and the texture of it is not appealing to me. But more than that, 2) maraschino cherries.  Most chocolate covered cherries are made with this kind of cherry. I just can't. Have you heard about this kind of cherry?  Let me enlighten you a bit... Here's the origin of the maraschino cherries Behold The Horrifying Way Maraschino Cherries Are Made BUT there are some options if you've got to have maraschino cherries for your sundaes and cocktails. If you aren't...

I was five and at a birthday party at Wendy's.  This was the Wendy's that had tables that looked like old-time advertisements which I was always fascinated by and felt sad when they went away.  But I digress. Back to the point.  I was five and I'm pretty sure I had not seen anyone do this yet but I thought to myself, "Huh.  I wonder what a french fry dipped in the chocolate frosty would taste like." So I dipped.  And fell in love for the rest of my life.  To this day I consider the combo to be a comfort food. While I am not a big fan of chocolate overall I am also a fan of the peanut butter and chocolate combo.  That also is like comfort food for me.  The sweet and salty combo I consider to be God's gift to us.  I'm grateful for it.  I know, that seems so...shallow.  But somedays you just need some comfort and God is good to provide it in a myriad of ways. Today it was the sweet and salty combo of a frosty and fries.