National Apple Month!

National Apple Month is actually runs for 3 whole months! September, October and November.

"National Apple Month is a restricted-fund (financially self-supporting) program of the U.S. Apple Association. Originally founded in 1904 as National Apple Week, it was expanded in 1996 to a three-month promotional window from September through November."

Source: www.usapple.org

A survey by the American Pie Council and Crisco found that apple pie is the favorite flavor among one out of four Americans, followed by pumpkin, chocolate, lemon meringue, and cherry.

The term "as American as apple pie" traces back to 14th century England. The Pilgrims brought their pie-making skills, along with the apple seeds to America. As the popularity of apple pie spread throughout the nation, the phrase grew to symbolize American prosperity. Source: crisco.com

Another date to remember is December 1st. This is eat a pie day and eat a red apple day.

For more on apples visit http://www.gone-ta-pott.com/National_apple_month.html

National Nachos Day!

Cheesy Nachos Originally uploaded by pamelasvoboda

Extra Cheesy Nachos! You can find my picture on flickr.com. A great photo sharing site. November 6 each and every year is National Nachos Day. Just about everybody loves nachos so in honor of National Nacho Day make your family a fun snack and enjoy this meaty and cheesy treat. See my how-to video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfQihm1Rga4

Peanut Butter Pumpkins

Peanut Butter Pumpkins
This great Photo is by gina64 of flickr.com

Peanut Butter Pumpkins
Originally uploaded by gina64

This recipe is just perfect for November because not only is it National Peanut Butter Lovers Month but it's Thanksgiving as well. This recipe is peanut butter all the way and you cant go wrong with pumpkins in November either. What a great recipe to serve at your Thanksgiving dinner.

Hey.... put this recipe on your Halloween list too! At Halloween you know how everybody is looking for food that has great visual appeal and this is one treat that just perfect for all the fall Holiday's.

Recipe:
Melt one package of Reese's peanut butter chips and mix with a can of vanilla frosting. Add food coloring. Separate a little bit of the dough and color green for stems. Refrigerate for one hour. Roll into balls, score with a knife and squish them a little between thumb and forefinger. Poke holes in top of pumpkin with a toothpick. Make stems from the green dough or use pretzels and stick 'em in the top.
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National Peanut Butter Lovers Month

WREEEEEEEEEEEE
Originally uploaded by Lampy

WREEEEEEEEEEEE

November is National Peanut Butter Lovers Month and humans are not the only ones who love peanut butter! This great photo is by Lampy from flickr.com and has to be one of my favorite squirrel photos. I love squirrels myself and I also enjoy feeding them corn and peanut butter. They absolutelyyyy love it!

Kids craft idea
You can buy dried corn-on-the-cob in the pet section of wal-mart, it is usually located near the bird seed. Or you can buy it at your local lumber store like Home Depot in the Garden Center area. Try spreading the dry corn-on-the-cob with peanut butter then roll it in bird seed and sunflower seeds. Drill a hole through the top of the cob..... tread some wire or string through it so you can hang it from a tree limb. This is so much fun for the kids to do and it's so much fun to watch the squirrels and birds eat it all week long too! It's a great learning experience for everybody.

National Doughnut Day!

krispy kreme doughnuts Originally uploaded by Jana Mills

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts! This great picture is by Jana Mills / on flickr.com November 5th is National Doughnut Day each and every year! What a great sweet treat. A doughnut, or donut, is a sweet, deep-fried piece of dough or batter. The two most common types are the torus-shaped ring doughnut and the filled doughnut, a flattened sphere injected with jam/jelly, cream, custard, or another sweet filling. A small spherical piece of dough, originally made from the middle of a ring doughnut, may be cooked as a doughnut hole. Possible origins Doughnuts have a disputed history. One theory suggests that they were introduced into North America by Dutch settlers, who were responsible for popularizing other American desserts, including cookies, cream pie, and cobbler. This theory is bolstered by the fact that in the mid-19th Century doughnuts were called by the Dutch name "olykoeks," literally translated, "oily cakes." However, there is also archaeological evidence that the pastries were prepared by prehistoric Native Americans in southwestern USA.... Hanson Crockett Gregory, an American, claimed to have invented the ring-shaped doughnut in 1847 aboard a lime-trading ship when he was only sixteen years old.... Find more information about doughnuts on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughnuts Well guys..... theres a krispy kreme doughnut shop just right down the road from me so I think I'm going to make my way there this morning and have doughnuts and coffee for breakfast! Ohhh yeah!