January 2

How I Celebrated

I wanted to go to a buffet... I always want to go to a buffet... but you know how that budgeting goes! So we went with just the cream puffs. Dollar store for convenience. Looks like both of these brands list the same website and even though the website shows them as being different brands, I am positive they are exactly the same thing.
If you can find a buffet that has a good rating AND serves cream puffs for dessert, you will have found a diamond in the rough. Also, someone go to Liliha's Bakery for me. (cravings).

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  Here is a sugar free AND whole wheat recipe for cream puffs.
  I haven't found any specifically sugar free buffets in my short internet search.

• Gluten Free

  This is a delicious looking gluten free recipe for cream puffs.
  For buffets, I imagine a gluten free diet can be hard to follow. Here is an article about one of the first gluten free buffets.

• Vegetarian/ Vegan

  Well, cream puffs are vegetarian already, but here is a no refined sugar, gluten free and vegan version
  It looks like Vegetarian Buffets are not hard to find, especially here in LA.

Recipes

• All Recipes was the first one to show up.
• And now Food Network
• Food.com

Follow Molly's board January 2 Recipes on Pinterest.

History

It is funny that these days actually become "National" holidays and are recognized across many sites, but yet there is not a lot of information on why and how the DAY itself started. Oh well. Learning about the history of the food is pretty interesting.

Here is what punchbowl had to say about the day:

"Today is National Cream Puff Day! Cream puffs are rich desserts that made their debut in the United States in 1880. However, the first cream puff originated in Europe sometime during the 1540's when Catherine de Medici's pastry chef created the baked puffed shells for Catherine’s husband, Henry II of France."

You can check out the wikipedia page below if you don't want to follow the link.

Merchandise

Play a GAME about a buffet!!

Follow Molly's board January 2 Merch on Pinterest.

Restaurants

• When I think of cream puffs, I think of Liliha Bakery's Coco Puffs in Hawaii
• Some of the buffets I remember going to as a child are
• Home Town Buffet
• Chuck-a-Rama
• Golden Coral
• Crazy Buffet (lol looks like it is out of business)
• Panda Buffet
• One of my new favorites is Sweet Tomatoes
• Here are some recommendations in LA from Discover Los Angeles and The Thrillest
• I almost forgot about delicious pocket emptying Brazilian Grills like Tucanos, Rodizio, and Samba
• Here is a slideshow of some fancy buffets around the world
• It looks like for LA, Beard Papa has the best cream puff in the world

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Science Fiction Day
• National Motivation and Inspiration Day
• National Personal Trainer Awareness Day
• Oatmeal Month
• California Dried Plum Digestive Health Month (Prune Breakfast Month)
• Hot Tea Month
• National Soup Month
• Bread Baking Month
• Candy Month
• Egg Month
• Meat Month
• Wheat Bread Month
• Fat Free Living Month
• Be Kind to Food Servers Month
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