February 29

How I Celebrated

Steak is always delicious. I rarely eat it so when I finally do, it is even more of a treat. Same goes for shrimp. Yesterday Nate and I went to Jinky's Cafe in Studio City. We used our anniversary (well, the night before) as a great occasion to use a groupon we were gifted for Christmas. We had some delicious stuff and got some breakfast steak and grilled shrimp to go, and well even after being heated up the next day, it tasted like heaven!

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  You are good here for once!

• Gluten Free

  Yep! Just watch out for breadding

• Vegetarian

  No. Opt for some frog gummies or a veggie steak.

Recipes

• Surf and Turf for two by Food Network.
• Surf and turf from epicurious
• Throw some Martha in the mix
• All recipes will teach you how to fry frog legs
• Sauteed frog legs from Emeril Lagasse on Food Network

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History

 I tried frog legs for the first time in China. They tasted just like chicken, but I have the same problem with them as I do "buffalo" wings. I don't like to have to eat around so much bone! I just want the meat. It is good to know that I can successfully chow down on some frog legs when the zombie apocalypse inevitably comes from everyone trying bath salts. Also, is leap day really known for marriage proposals? I think it is an awesome day to get married because hello, surf and turf?! Yes please.

Merchandise

AHAHAHAHA those sad frog leggings are the best
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Restaurants

• America's 25 best places for Surf and Turf by The Daily Meal
• Narrow your search down to 24 places in Vegas
• Las Vegas also has several places to eat frog legs
• Hugo's Frog Bar and Fish House has a signature frog leg dish

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• Bachelor's Day
• International Underlings Day
• Leap Day
• Yellowstone Park Day

February 28

How I Celebrated

So, never having chocolate souffle before, I would have to say this recipe I made up seems to be like a 3 out of 5 stars. It has some of the characteristics of what other photos look like and describe besides a couple of things. It does have that crisp brownie-like topping. It is light and very chocolate-y. It rose up out of the sides of the pan without sticking, and it tastes really good. Obviously I did not cook it in a ramekin (though, I did see some others that were cooked in large cake pans as well). Also, If I wanted a more moist lava cake texture I probably could have taken it out a bit sooner/ made more chocolate sauce to fold in.
Some of the recipes that I saw did separate their chocolate sauce, but I used an orange funfetti cake mix and I wanted the cake to be uniformly chocolate and at the very least brown instead of orange. So, yeah. I used the Pillsbury orange funfetti mix (a smaller mix than the boxes) that I folded into 6 egg whites that I whipped. Oh, another thing that may have made my texture EVEN better was if I put either lemon juice or cream of tartar in there ( I didn't. I was trying to make this on the fly and whipping those eggs by hand made me impatient already). I melted 1/2cup of unsalted butter on the stove and melted in 2 whole bars of 70% dark chocolate bars. Then I added about 1/3 cup of whole milk. After the cake mix was mixed into the whipped eggs (that seemed to deflate as I mixed in the cake mix, kind of frustrating), Then I mixed in the chocolate sauce. (This is where I should have separated it). I didn't mix it up too much, but I put it in my greased/sugared glass pan. It went into the oven for 40 min. Voila! Delicious.

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  Check out this recipe for sugar free chocolate souffle, or this one for cake, or this one for buns

• Gluten Free

  Flourless chocolate souffle is much lighter than regular souffle, Gluten free cake mixes are easier to find now and there are plenty of bakeries that serve gluten free pastries.

• Vegetarian

  Yes

Recipes

• Food Network has a fancy souffle for you to try
• Or try the one from Eating Well
• How about a molten chocolate souffle?
• Here is an easy souffle recipe, but it doesn't look like it involves beating egg whites.
• Since there are so many different cake and bun recipes, why not put them together and make a honey bun cake?

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History

 How did people figure out you could whip egg whites? Maybe this time I'll try whipping duck egg whites.

Merchandise

You know you wanna watch Adventure Time for the puncha yo buns son. Oh and remekins.
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Restaurants

• This dessert from Bistro Bleu is said to be priced well and once of the best desserts of 2012
• Wicked Spoon Buffet at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas has this Amazing looking Melting Hot Chocolate Souffle
• It looks like Roy's has a following for his chocolate souffle

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• Jewish Book Week
• Lent
• Make Mine Chocolate
• National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend
• Telecommuter Appreciation Week
• US Snow Shoe Days
• Floral Design Day
• National Public Sleeping Day
• National Tooth Fairy Day

February 27

How I Celebrated

First try didn't go so well, the wrapper immediately ripped when I tried opening the Starburst. Anyhow. Strawberries are one of the best fruits of all time. Best flavor too. I mean the internet knows that pink starburst are the best.

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  Strawberries are natural, but Kahlua will have to be home made if you want it without sugar (or you know buy and off brand coffee liqueur.

• Gluten Free

  Looking good

• Vegetarian

  Yep

Recipes

• Over 50 recipes from Southern Living for strawberries
• OR go crazy on Food Network
• Here are a bunch of cocktails to try with Kahlua
• Food Network also likes to get creative with their Kahlua

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History

Punchbowl on strawberries and Kahlua
I think it is funny that ancient Romans used to try to whiten their teeth with strawberries or that they tried to whiten them at all. I feel like that tradition definitely ended somewhere cause even movie stars had some yellow teeth up through the 80s.
I also find it interesting that Kahlua is a cocktail already and they use it to make more cocktails. I guess that is like adding candy bars to ice cream (sounds like an Xzibit meme).

Merchandise

I still have big dreams of putting together a strawberry shortcake outfit
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Restaurants

• In Greece? check out Kahlua Beach Bar and Restaurant
• Kahlua's Cafe in NY does not seem to have a website
• Check out Wild Strawberry Cafe in Newport Beach
• There is a Strawberry Village out in CA a shopping center with plenty of restaurants.
• Go to the California Strawberry Festival!

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• Bird Health Awareness Week
• Brotherhood / Sisterhood Week
• Build a Better Trade Show Image Week
• Jewish Book Week
• Lent
• Make Mine Chocolate
• National Date Week
• National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
• National Engineer's Week
• National Entrepreneurship Week
• National FFA Week
• National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend
• National Invasive Species Awareness Week
•  National Justice for Animals Week
• NAtional Pancake Week
• Texas Cowboy Poetry Week
• Through with the Chew (Chewing Tobacco)
• US Snow Shoe Days
• Anosomia Awareness Day
• International Polar Bear Day
• National Day of Action (Peace Corps)
• NAtional Kahlua Day
• No Brainer Day
• Open that Bottle Night
• World Sword Swallowers Day

February 26

How I Celebrated

Got a pack of Pistachios from the dollar store. Also, used a pack of pistachio pudding to make some ice cream in the ice cream maker along with coconut almond milk blend. I didn't really read that pudding does not set with almond milk or soy milk, but it didn't really matter because I had more milk than I had pudding mix for so I cooked some over the stove with corn starch and then mixing it all together made it thick enough! Delicious and not too sweet.

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  Yes

• Gluten Free

  Yes

• Vegetarian

  Yes

Recipes

• 22 Recipes from bon appetit
• American Pistachio Growers have some recipes for you to try as well
• Buzzfeed is my speed, going straight for the desserts.

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History

Punchbowl
I did not know that pistachios have more antioxidants per serving than green tea, unfortunately they are very expensive and take a ton of water to produce.

Merchandise

Pistachio green is a really nice color, and I once almost owned a shirt that color, but I was shopping at a store that does not cater to bodies that like to eat food... can you guess which one?
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Restaurants

• Pistachio looks like a candy and nut store here in CA
• There is a Pistachio Bar and Grille in PA
• This Maggies Donuts shop does not have a website, but whoever posted this pistachio milkshake is making my mouth water

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• Bird Health Awareness Week
• Brotherhood / Sisterhood Week
• Build a Better Trade Show Image Week
• Jewish Book Week
• Lent
• Make Mine Chocolate
• National Date Week
• National Eating Disordres Awareness Week
• National Engineer's Week
• National Entrepreneurship Week
• National FFA Week
• National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend
• National Invasive Species Awareness Week
• National Justice for Animals Week
• National Pancake Week
• Texas Cowboy Poetry Week
• Through with the Chew (Chewing Tobacco)
• For Pete's Sake Day
• Levi Strauss Day
• Tell A Fairy Tale Day

February 25

How I Celebrated

Hey guys. It has been hectic dealing with some sewage flooding in our apartment the last two days so getting all the shopping done was out of the question. Luckily we had 1 of the three foods on hand. It was very good, Campbell's never gets me down, but I just want to apologize for another boring day (boring because I had so much potential and also because there was already a New England clam chowder day). Stay sanitary!

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  Clam chowder is sugar free, I usually sweeten my chili with honey, so I am sure you could use whatever sweetener you want. The tricky one here is the chocolate covered nuts. You need to get or make some sugar free chocolate. Try these sugar free peanut clusters 

• Gluten Free

  Here is that previous clam chowder recipe I posted (when it was NEW ENGLAND clam chowder day). I have never used flour to thicken chili, it has always been the tomato paste for me. Chocolate covered nuts also do not often contain gluten (always check the label).

• Vegetarian

  Veggie chili is not hard to make and I have done it several times. Here is the recipe I posted last time for the clam chowder.Chocolate covered nuts are just fine.

Recipes

• Here is a list of the best chili recipes on epicurious
• And some more from Southern Living
• Try the best clam chowder on Chowhound
• Or perhaps you prefer bonapetit
• Maybe simple peanuts are more your style

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History

Punchbowl on Chili and chocolate covered nuts
Funny that Spanish priests would think that chilis are aphrodisiacs. I mean do burning toilet breaks really turn you on? 

Merchandise

If you haven't seen Chowder yet, you should.
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Restaurants

• Try some West Coast Chowder at Pike Place Chowder in Seattle
• Huffpost found some of the best places to get Chili in the US
• If you still need more options, there is a longer list on The Daily Meal
• Virginia Diner was the first place that came up when searching for chocolate nuts (**sigh of relief**)

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• Bird Health Awareness Week
• Brotherhood/ Sisterhood Week
• Build a Better Trade Show Image Week
• Jewish Book Week
• Lent 
• Make Mine Chocolate
• National Date Week
• National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
• National Engineer's Week
• National Entrepreneurship Week
• National FFA Week
• National Invasive Species Awareness Week
• National Justice for Animals Week
• National Pancake Week
• Through with the Chew (Chewing Tobacco)
• Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
• National Pistol Patent Day
• Quiet Day

February 24

How I Celebrated

I didn't notice at first that the tortilla chips were flavored, but this was my first time to try Pringles tortilla chips. They were pretty tasty and went well with my salad (helps to get that kale taste out of your mouth).

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  Most tortilla chips are sugar free. Peanut butter is a little harder to find. You can always make your own

• Gluten Free

  Make sure you get the corn tortilla chips (it seems like a lot of the store bought ones are). Or try making these.

• Vegetarian

  Yes

Recipes

• Here is a recipe from all recipes for tortilla chips
• Food network
• And simply recipes
• Make Alton Brown's peanut butter
• Or try a recipe with the peanut butter you already have

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History

Punchbowl
The way that tortilla chips were invented makes way more sense to me now, because who in the right mind would be just making tortilla chips if they were spending time making fresh tortillas in the first place? Fresh tortillas are so good, there are never any leftovers! Of course it would have to be a factory, but also it would have to be a factory that actually cared about waste (so quite a while back).

Merchandise

Well if you are going to make peanut butter, better make sure you have the proper equipment, right. *sigh* I get why people want big kitchens.
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Restaurants

• I don't trust this foursquare list because I don't think that people really go to restaurants for the chips
• Try peanut butter and co in NY
• If you like coconut, you need to try some of North Shore Goodie's coconut peanutbutter.

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• Bird Health Awareness Week
• Brotherhood/ Sisterhood Week
• Build a Better Trade Show Image Week
• Jewish Book Week
• Lent
• Make Mine Chocolate
• National Date Week
• National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
• National Engineer's Week
• NAtional Entrepreneurship Week
• National FFA Week
• National Invasive Species Awareness Week
• National Justice for Animals Week
• National Pancake Week
• Through with the Chew (Chewing Tobacco)
• Inconvenience Yourself Day
• National Trading Card Day
• World Bartender Day

February 23

How I Celebrated

I don't have a bread pan, so I made banana bread in the muffin tin. Super yum especially with cream cheese. I didn't make any dog biscuits, although I'm sure the homemade ones don't taste that bad. Maybe I should just ask my neighbor...

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  Over ripe bananas are already really sweet so if you try a recipe like this, it is still going to taste delicious

• Gluten Free

  Make sure you use gluten free flour. Try a recipe like this

• Vegetarian

  yes! Im sure you could even make vegetarian dog biscuits too.

Recipes

• Take notes from epicurious, with their special tips for making really good banana bread
• Here is a recipe from Food Network
• And also Martha Stewart
• Martha even makes food for dogs. (yes, other than Snoop)
• Here are some more recipes to try for your doggie from the kitchn

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History

Punchbowl
I really like to find ideas like this that people have invented to not waste food! Plus banana bread is so delicious.

Merchandise

I would just say dont forget to get cream cheese.
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Restaurants

• Looks like you should check out Julia's Banana Bread if you are ever on Maui
• Or check out Nana's Banana Bread in Santa Clarita
• I guess a lot of bakeries and cafes have banana bread too. People claim to have the copycat starbucks banana bread recipe.

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• Bird Health Awareness Week
• Brotherhood/ Sisterhod Week
• Build a Better Trade Show Image Week
• Jewish Book Week
• Lent
• Make Mine Chocolate
• Museum Advocacy Days
• National Date Week
• National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
•  National Engineer's Week
• National Entrepreneurship Week
• National FFA Week
• National Invasive Species Awareness Week
• Natinal Justice for Animals Week
• National Pancake Week
• Through with the Chew (Chewing Tobacco)
• Curling is Cool Day
• Diesel Engine Day
• Pinocchio Day
• Play Tennis Day
• World Spay Day

February 22

How I Celebrated

So I made some sweet potato fries. Actually, the store called them yams but I think grocery stores always mislabel them. I'm not saying I'm right either, or that it doesn't matter, all that I'm saying is I was hungry and pressed for time. Just some potatoes, cut 'em up, put some seasoning (I put seasoned salt and parsley), and some oil. Bake, then add whatever else (I put more salt, and then some cheese). Yummers.

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  Sweet potatos are sugar free but make sure your margaritas are sweetened in a different way like this recipe from instructables

• Gluten Free

  Yes

• Vegetarian

  Yes

Recipes

• Food Network has a high review for their margarita
• Here are a few more recipes from cooking light
• And more from the Cooking Channel
• Here are a bunch of "healthy" sweet potato recipes (I didnt look through them, I cannot verify)
• And some more from Country Living

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History

Punchbowl
Some of the back stories of the margarita are interesting. Who is allergic to all alcohol except tequila? What a condition. And how do you figure that out?

Merchandise

There are a lot of T shirts and junk that talk about margaritas. Since I'm not a drinker, I don't know what all the fuss is about. I mean, I really like juice, but you don't see me buying an I love juice shirt.
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Restaurants

• I'm sure there are plenty of restaurants called Margaritas like this one
• Here are some of the best spots to get Margaritas in LA
• Looks like there is a Sweet Potatoes restaurant in NC
• But the best thing to get is a fresh batch of sweet potato fries from fast food places like Carls Jr, or Burgerville

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• Bird Health Awareness Week
• Brotherhood/ Sisterhood Week
• Build a Better Trade Show Image Week
• Jewish Book Week
• Lent 
• Make Mine Chocolate
• Museum Advocacy Days
• National Date Week
• National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
• National Engineer's Week
• National Entrepreneurship Week
• National FFA Week
• National Invasive Species Awareness Week
• National Justice for Animals Week
• National Pancake Week
• Through with the Chew (Chewing Tobacco)  
• Be Himble Day
• Founders Day
• Tex Avery Day
• Walking the Dog Day
• Washington's Birthday
• Woolworth's Day
• World Thinking Day

February 21

How I Celebrated

Ok guys. I didn't look up a recipe again. I just grabbed a can of Pilsbury's Grands and tried to roll it out (it was super hard). Then I spread a bunch of butter and cinnamon sugar, and popped them in the oven. They taste fine, don't worry it wasn't a disaster! However, they aren't really sticky, and could have used a ton more cinnamon sugary sweetness on top. Oh well, I put on some Nutella and got my fat kid on!

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  Here are a few recipes I found for cinnamon rolls and biscuits and gravy. They still have added sweetener like honey or coconut sugar, so depending on what you like to use, you will have to substitute accordingly or find another recipe.

• Gluten Free

  See above for recipes. Both sticky buns and biscuits are what you need to find substitutions for. Even the gravy contains flour most of the time.

• Vegetarian

  Make sure you use a vegetable or mushroom gravy with your biscuits.

Recipes

• Try these cinnamon buns from allrecipes
• Epicirious steps it up with their sticky buns
• And a vegan sticky bun recipe from minimalist baker
• A nice sausage gravy from allrecipes
• Or if you are prone to trust foodnetwork instead
• Try these southern biscuits from Alton Brown

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History

Punchbowl
One of the few things I remember my mom making from scratch. Desserts were usually mixes for us. She did not make them very often. Nate is lucky one of his family Christmas traditions was to get Cinnabon. I don't even know the first time I had Cinnabon. High school? I LOVE CINNAMON. Anyhow, it says that "Schnecken" were/ are considered a Philadelphia specialty.

Merchandise

Don't you guys love Cinnamoroll from Sanrio?
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Restaurants

• Diners like Denny's make it easy to find biscuits and gravy
• Here is where LA weekly says you should go for cinnamon rolls
• Discover Los Angeles can point you in the right direction for biscuits
• Obviously I already mentioned Cinnabon

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• Bird Health Awareness Week
• Brotherhood / Sisterhood Week
• Build a Better Trade Show Image Week
• Jewish Book Week
• Lent
• Make Mine Chocolate
• National Date Week
• National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
• National Engineer's Week
• National Entrepreneurship Week
• National FFA Week
• National Invasive Species Awareness Week
• National Justice for Animals Week
• National Pancake Week
• NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week
• Through with the Chew (Chewing Tobacco)
• Card Reading Day
• International Mother Language Day
• World Information Architecture Day

February 20

How I Celebrated

If you were with me from day one, you know how much I dislike candied cherries. I was not excited about the pie today. Luckily, I didn't have to vomit because there was so much crust, so much sugar, and basically just cherry flavored jelly in the middle so it wasn't a problem *phew*. And of course, Nate gobbled up the rest. Cheers!

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  Splenda has their version of cherry pie here
  There are also plenty of muffin recipes, even Martha is getting in on the action



• Gluten Free

  The big thing you have to worry about is the crust. Try this recipe from cup 4 cup
  And here are a few for muffins. That is a bit more complicated to deal with, well I guess you can get something like the Bob's Red Mill gluten free muffin mix.

• Vegetarian

  Yessir!

Recipes

• Here are the top recipes for muffins on brown eyed baker
• Here is the recipe for cherry pie from allrecipes
• Here is the "best ever" muffin recipe from allrecipes
• Try this award winning pie from art of the pie
• You know how cosmopolitain is like, hey everyone is fat! Try to be like our models! Yeah, but they are also like, hey eat these muffins!

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History

Not a big fruit pie fan, not a big cherry fan. Muffins are way better. Cherry pie is for stripping to like on Bad Grandpa, so clearly, it is an American dish served often on the Fourth of July. Muffins are also American? Oh, I'm sorry, muffin tops.

Merchandise

I would strongly suggest merchandise from mediamuffin
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Restaurants

• Check out the Puffy Muffin in TN
• There are plenty of places to get pie in LA
• There is a place called Muffin but the Best Cafe in AZ
• Or try some other pastry shops in LA

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• International Flirting Week
• Jewish Book Week
• Lent
• Love a Mensch Week
• Make Mine Chcolate
• NAtional Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
• National Entrepreneurship Week
• NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week
• Random Acts of Kindness Week
• Women in Blue Jeans
• Love Your Pet Day
• Norther Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day
• World Day for Social Justice
• World Pangolin Day

February 19

How I Celebrated

There could have been more today, but I had no capability to even force a smile or spark of life in my expression when I got home. You will have to be content with a thin mint girl scout cookie. Today was not much of a celebration.

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  Mint flavor is sugar free, adding it to some sugar free chocolate dish is the easy choice. Try out these chocolate mint thins

• Gluten Free

  Chocolate and mint by themselves are gluten free. Watch out for those baked goods.

• Vegetarian

  Yup

Recipes

• Here is an extensive list from Huffpost Taste
• And the list from something swanky
• These no bake mint bars look fantastic
• Sorry not sorry another list! Crazy for crust

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History

Punchbowl
I did not know there was a chocolate mint herb. I gotta grow me some of that. It is no wonder that choco mint ice cream is one of my top top tops. I also had grasshoppers before girl scout cookies. My favorite hot chocolate for a long time was the Stephen's hot cocoa.

Merchandise

Chocolate mint is a pretty common combo for clothing I feel like. That was basically my cousin's color scheme for her wedding.
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Restaurants

• You can probably find chocolate mint at any ice cream shop or grocery store. Too bad this isnt in march because I think that is when all the mint shakes are out for St. Patty's day.
• If you are one of those classic Utah couples getting engaged at temple square, you are probably also going to eat at The Roof restaurant. There are way too many people on my newsfeed taking pictures here haha. It is okay, just know you are a bad friend for not taking me. But there is some kind of mint chocolate cake that is all the rage on the internet recipe boards (I mean, one site I found).
• Check out this artsy chocolate mint dessert at the Restaurant August in New Orleans

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week
• International Flirting Week
• Lent
• Love a Mensch Week
• Make Mine Chocolate
• National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
• NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week
• Random Acts of Kindness Week
• Women in Blue Jeans
• Coast Guard Reserves Birthday 
• Iwo Jima Day
• National Lashes Day
• Single Tasking Day

February 18

How I Celebrated

Well, flounder is not an easy fish to find, and even if I found it, it is more expensive than salmon and I ONLY buy salmon on sale. Not cool. Instead, we opted for opah, a fish I had never tasted before. So we were still trying something new and kind of a new dish. The opah was probably over cooked (although, freshness could have been a factor, I really don't know since I haven't tried it before). I tried to sear it before I put it in the oven and it was cooking way too fast. It is really fiberous, not flaky like salmon or halibut. Also, the stuffing recipe was kind of thrown together because some things sounded good, other things didn't. I don't use mayo anymore etc. After all of that, I think that the problems I had with the stuffing were first of all the quality we got, it was really dry, not your usual easy shred imitation crab. Second, I think I put too many onions. I don't really like onions in the first place, but then only cooking for 5 min in the oven was not enough for the onions to get to my preferred texture and so it ended up tasting like a hot crab salad wrapped in a fish filet. If that is what it is supposed to taste like then sure, whatever. It works. I think I was expecting or wanting a crab DIP taste. So probably pre-cooked with cream cheese or something. Yeah, that would be better.

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  Wine is sugar free, and crab stuffed flounder does not often have added sugar

• Gluten Free

  Wine is gluten free and as long as you do not include any gluten products like saltines or bread crumbs in your stuffing or crust, crab stuffed flounder is pretty easy too. (Well to stay gluten free... good luck finding flounder).

• Vegetarian

  Wine yes, but obviously flounder is a fish and crab is shellfish. Try some fishless filets

Recipes

• All recipes
• Food Network
• Paula Deen
• Make your own wine! From instructables

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History

Punchbowl
 I know a lot of articles try to exaggerate the benefits of wine, but you have to wonder is it the wine, like after it has been fermented? Or what about if you ferment it further to a vinegar? Everyone talks about the "apple cider vinegar cleanse". Because alcohol is not good for your liver. It reminds me of some other article I read that showed a chart of just how much certain "health foods" also have adverse effects on your body, curing and causing cancer at the same time haha. Not too worried about all that. Just sounds like more excuses to get drunk.

Merchandise

Flounder is a lovable character. Kind of. I mean, it is Disney. And he is kind of dumb. And a coward. You know what? I think fish ARE food, not friends.
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Restaurants

• Check out living social. I see wine tastings on that all the time
• You can go to a winery or a vineyard, or how about a restaurant called The Winery?
• Crab stuffed flounder is not a common dish, at least google search wise. The only restaurant I found in my short search was at The Isles Restaurant in NC

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week
• International Flirting Week
• Lent
• Love a Mensch Week
• Make Mine Chocolate
• National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
• NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week
• Random Acts of Kindness Week
• Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane Day
• Daisy Gaston Bates Day
• National Battery Day
• National Hate Florida Day
• Pluto Day
• The Great American Spit Out

February 17

How I Celebrated

Steamed cabbage for lunch and a cafe (Samoan coco) au lait. Yum! Too easy.

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  Cabbage is sugar free and you don't have to put sugar in your coffee.

• Gluten Free

  Both

• Vegetarian

  Yes

Recipes

• Cafe au lait by epicurious
• Or another one rom Rachael Ray (woah, did I really just notice she spells her name like that??)
• All recipes has a ton of cabbage recipes to look through
• Health also has some more.
• And maybe a sauteed cabbage recipe from Food Network for good measure

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History

Punchbowl probably doesn't have anything because of conflicting dates, I mean my regular go to holiday and observances site only says Indian pudding day, and I did not even have that on my set calendar. 
How much does a cafe au lait differ from a latte? they both only say they use hot milk. Does a latte have to be frothed milk? huh.

Merchandise

I am pretty sure I had a cabbage patch kid growing up. She had long brown yarn hair and a red velvet dress. I took her shopping and pushed her in the cart.
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Restaurants

• There is a Cafe au Lait in FL
• There are a few locations of a Cabbage Patch restaurant in LA
• There are a few places to get pickled cabbage in LA (among other pickled things). Kimchi comes to mind...

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week
• International Flirting Week
• Lent Love a Mensch Week
• Make Mine Chocolate
• National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
• NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week
• Random Acts of Kindness Week
• Champion Crab Races Day
• Digital Learning Day
• National PTA Founders Day
• Random Acts of Kindness Day
• World Human Spirit Day

February 16

How I Celebrated

I was thinking of making candied almonds because I had never made them before. However, there are just too many sweet days and Nate reminded me that it is probably not a good idea. Almond milk is good too, and we found it for ONE DOLLA

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

   Yes! All natural

• Gluten Free

  Yes, in fact almond flour is often times a gluten substitute!

• Vegetarian

  You betcha!

Recipes

• Here are 10 almond recipes from Southern Living
• 20 more from Saveur
• And a wopping 58 desserts from Huffpost Taste

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History

Punchbowl
So I once heard a girl in highschool telling people that her mom made her eat a handful of almonds every day to make sure she didn't get stretch marks in the future when she had kids. Quite an interesting strategy. I wonder how that worked for her. So if almonds are just the seed of a fruit, is the fruit not edible? I definitely prefer almonds to peanuts in candies, like my favorite m&ms. However, I don't know why they don't make peanut milk like they do in China. That stuff is sooo good. I wonder if I could find some around Chinatown.

Merchandise

I think I used to have some almond body wash and it smelled awesome.
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Restaurants

• Almond Haus just opened here in LA. It looks to be a cafe that uses almond milk for their concoctions
• There is also an Almond restaurant in New York. They advertise as seasonal, local, and artisanal.
• Try visiting an almond farm like the Briden Wilson Farm. And conserve water! Almonds are one of the major crops threatened by California drought!

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week
• International Flirting Week
• Lent Love a Mensch Week
• Make Mine Chocolate
• National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
• NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week
• Random Acts of Kindness Week
• Daytona Pole Day
• Do a Grouch a Favor Day
• Innovation Day
• Kyoto Protocol Day

February 15

How I Celebrated

The only time I usually have gumdrops are when decorating gingerbread houses or the dots from Halloween (well, I guess I don't trick or treat anymore so I don't even have them then). So now I have this big ol' bag of gumdrops that Nate is going to have to eat. I can only stand so many at a time. Plus I tried to make some butterscotch topping. It is really good. I don't know how butterscotch like it tastes, I am distracted by how dark it is. I am used to butterscotch being a lighter yellow color like those disc candies.

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  Here is a good sugar free gumdrop recipe
  If you are looking for a way to get some butterscotch flavor sugar free, check out this recipe for butterscotch syrup. You may find other ways to use the ingredients to make other creations.

• Gluten Free

  Both the plain candies are gluten free

• Vegetarian

  Yes

Recipes

• Here are some delicious looking gumdrops from Food Network
• And gumdrops from Betty Crocker
• Popsugar has some butterscotch sauce 
• Or go for some butterscotch caramels

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History

Punchbowl
Does anyone remember that long story kids joke where the only thing that one of the characters can say is "goodie, goodie, gumdrops"? Well, now I wonder who even says that?

Merchandise

I love how colorful gumdrops are, but I think if I had anything that merely looked like candy, I would be craving it all the time.
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Restaurants

• Gumdrops and Lillipops is a diner in Connecticut
•  Goody goody gumdrop is a candy store in Wisconsin
• In Singapore, you can find a restaurant called Butterscotch
• Serious eats found some delicious looking butterscotch pudding in MA

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week
• Great Backyard Bird Count
• International Flirting Week
• International Week of Black Women In the Arts
• Lent
• Love a Mensch Week
• Make Mine Chocolate
• National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
• National Green Week
• NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week
• Random Acts of Kindness Week
• Angelman Syndrome Day
• Clean Out Your Computer Day
• International Childhood Cancer Awareness Day
• Lupercalia
• National Hippo Day
• Nirvana Day
• President's Day
• Susan B. Anthony Day
• Remember the Maine Day
• Washington's Birthday

February 14

How I Celebrated

Today is a great day. I know why they have cream filled chocolates today, but you know I celebrate a different holiday. Shoes day. And second Halloween. So, cream filled chocolates are STILL fitting. Today I had some fake dollar store Lindt truffles. Not the same at all. Way too much sugar, not all the richness that I love. Besides, it is the white chocolate ones I am addicted to. Though expensive, I can still eat a whole bag in one day. Those things are like crack.

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  Try your luck at these sugar free candy recipes

• Gluten Free

  Sugar and egg white can make fine filling. No gluten!

• Vegetarian

  You know it

Recipes

• Obviously you would need a round mold to try and duplicate the shape, but why not try making your own lindor truffles?!
• How about an instructable on how to make chocolates?
• A more professional approach

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History

 I really don't get the hype about the boxes of chocolates for V day. I mean sure, as a young girl, that is all that I could want, except, I am particular about my chocolates. If you really loved me, you would show it by getting some that actually tastes good. Most of those samplers only have one or two good ones, the rest are just ammo to throw at the guy for messing up ;)
Hmm, on another note, reading up on Whitman's, did you know it was sold to Russell Stover and that Russell Stover was acquired by one of my favorites, Lindt. Interesting how large corporations just try to monopolize like that, huh?

Merchandise

I would encourage you to TREAT YO SELF today cause you know what you like! Also, you could be cool and celebrate second halloween/ shoes day like Nate and Me.
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Restaurants

• Here are Nat Geo's 10 best chocolatiers in the world. (be careful though, they sold out to dirty old Rupert Murdoch so I don't know if I trust them)
• Food and wine also has their idea of the best chocolate in the US
• Check out what CBS said were the best Chocolate Shops in LA

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week
• Great Backyard Bird Count
• Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week
• International Flirting Week
• International Friendship Week
• International Week of Black Women In the Arts
• Lent
• Love a Mensch Week
• Love Makes the World Go Round, but Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week
• National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
• National Green Week
• National Marriage Week USA
• NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week
• Random Acts of Kindness Week
• Risk Awareness Week
•  Autism Sunday
• Frederick Douglass Dy
• Internationl Book Giving Day
• League of Women Voters Day
• Library Lovers Day
• National Condom Awareness DAy
• National Donor Day
• National Ferris Wheel Day
• National Have a Heart Day
• National Pet Theft Awareness Day
• National Women's Heart Day
• Quirky Alone Day
• Race Relations Day
• Singles Awareness Day
• Valentine's Day
• World Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day
• World Marriage Day

February 13

How I Celebrated

Tortellini was one of those foods that I pretty much knew what it was before I even had it the first time (this was not the first time). It was pretty expensive and not very easy to find (Nate calculated to be what, around $8/lb? Freaking more than salmon! and pasta is supposed to be cheap...). Well we got it and it was pretty tasty. I like me some cheese filled pasta.

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  Check your store bought tortellini to make sure the fillings to not contain sugar. If you make your own, either make your own pasta, or some people recommend using wonton wrappers for a quick fix.

• Gluten Free

  Either make your own or try someone else's like De Puma's

• Vegetarian

  Personally, cheese tortellini is just fine with me! Again, watch the fillings. 

Recipes

• Food network has a bunch of recipes to look at here
• This recipe for garlic alfredo tortellini sounds so good right now!
• Or try tortellini preimavera with extra veggies
• Or even a salad version looks great!

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History

Punchbowl
I don't think I have ordered tortellini at a restaurant, but I have had the kind from I think Costco. Pretty tasty. Weird to think there are so many different styles of pasta and they all have different names. I mean just the noodles. Like different cuts of noodles. I don't know that I can think of anything else that is like that.

Merchandise

See if you can find a necklace and a hat so you can be part of the tortellini club thing that punchbowl was talking about
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Restaurants

• Thrillist recommends these 14 Italian restaurants
• OR these 21 in SF
• Here is a Thrillist list on Huff Post with the best 21 Italian restaurants in America

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• Boy Scout Anniversary Week
• Celebration of Love Week
• Children of Alcoholics Week
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week
• Dump Your Significan Jerk Week
• Freelance Writers Appreciation Week
• Great Backyard Bird Count
• Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week
• International Friendship Week
• International Week of Black Women In the Arts
• Jell-O Week
• Lent
• Love Makes the World Go Round, but Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week
• National Green Week
• National Marriage Week USA
• National Secondhand Wardrobe Week
• Risk Awareness Week
• Desperation Day
• Employee Legal Awareness Day
• Get a Different Name Day
• International Condom Day
• Madly In Love With Me Day
• Scout Sabbath
• World Radio Day
• World Whale Day

February 12

How I Celebrated

Would I call it celebrating? I probably celebrated more when it was over. It wasn't that bad. I mean, the raisins didn't surprise me at all, but this plum pudding is basically a big steaming pile of raisins. If you like raisins even, its just kind of, ok. Whatever, pass the chocolate.

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  Here is a sugar and gluten free recipe

• Gluten Free

  See above

• Vegetarian

  Yes

Recipes

• Epicurious
• Martha
• Food Network
• Here is an alcohol free version from kidspot
• Here is one without both alcohol and suet. Where do people come up with this stuff?

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History

Punchbowl
I think it is interesting that they outlawed something with so many fruits in it for being too rich. I bet that is what killed them all off. The sugar. Well, I don't doubt that the sugar is killing everyone off. Me especially. Also it seems weird that a "Christmas Pudding" isn't the national food on Christmas and some of those other not quite traditional foods be in February. I know some people like to pretend it is Christmas year round. I blame them.

Merchandise

I lot of literature and one of strawberry shortcake's friends
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Restaurants

• There looks to be a Plum Pudding LTD in LA, but the website link is broken
• Plum Pudding is also a retaurant in Armitage, England
• It has been said that The Pikey serves traditional Christmas Pudding during Christmastime

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• American Camp Week
• Boy Scout Anniversary Week
• Celebration of Love Week
• Children of Alcoholics Week
• Dump Your Significant Jerk Week
• Freelance Writers Appreciation Week
• Great Backyard Bird Count
• Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week
• International Friendship Week
• International Week of Black Women in the Arts 
• Jell-O Week
• Just Say No To Power Point Week
• Lent
• Love Makes the World Go Round, but Laughter Keeps Us From getting Dizzy Week
• National Green Week
• National Marriage Week USA
• National Secondhand Wardrobe Week
• Risk Awareness Week
• Darwin Day
• Lincoln's Birthday
• NAACP Day
• National Lost Penny Day
• Oglethorpe Day
• Safety Pup Day

February 11

How I Celebrated

Welp internets, it was not a very exciting day. Peppermint patties are not the most fantastic candies, but they make a great refresher after a meal when you don't have any room for a proper dessert. I tried to put some interesting effects in my video, but they are pretty lame. Sorry (not sorry) I didn't go full Elsa (I hate that movie).

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  Try it!

• Gluten Free

  Looks like the above recipe is also gluten free

• Vegetarian

  Yes

Recipes

• All recipes
• Epicurious
• Taste of Home
• Chocolate Chocolate and more

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History

Punchbowl spilled milk, peppermint patty
You know, they talk about business like if you aren't on the rise, you are on the fall and there is no plateau. So, it makes me wonder about peppermint patties because I don't hear people raving about how awesome peppermint patties are. They are so old.

Merchandise

Peppermint Patty (Charlie Brown) Dolls and super cute spilled milk stuff.
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Restaurants

• There is a restaurant in Kings Cross London called Plum and Spilt Milk
• OR, Spilled Milk catering in DC
• There is a restaurant called Peppermint Patty's in MT
• I bet there are plenty of bars like Cheer's that sell the peppermint patty cocktail

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• American Camp Week
• Boy Scout Anniversary Week
• Celebration of Love Week
• Children of Alcoholics Week
• Dump Your Significant Jerk Week
• Freelance Writers Appreciation Week
• Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week
• International Friendship Week
• International Petroleum Week
• International Week of Black Women In the Arts
• Jell-O Week
• Just Say No to Power Point Week
• Lent
• Love Makes the World Go Round, but Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week
• National Green Week
• Natinoal Marriage Week USA
• National Secondhand Wardrobe Week
• Risk Awareness Week
• Be Electrific Day
• Get Out Your Guitar Day
• Make A Friend's Day
• National Inventor's Day
• National Make a Friend Day
• National Shut-in Visitation Day 
• Pro Sports Wives Day
• Satisfied Staying Single Day
• White T Shirt Day
• World Day of Sick

February 10

How I Celebrated

I love brownies more than I love cake. I am just not that in to frosting, and I would rather find nuts in there instead of raisins. There is more of an awful surprise in cake, I think. So, this was my first time making the cream cheese brownie. I don't think I had had one before today. I know I have had cream cheese cake, and I probably have seen the marbled brownies thinking they were just marbled with blondie batter. Well. I actually didn't have as much cream cheese as was needed in the recipe, so I tried stretching it with some plain yogurt. It made it a bit more runny, so I tried to put in a bit of flax seed meal to compensate. The bake time was significantly longer, but it looks and tastes alright. It really sticks to the bottom of the pan though.

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  There are a few recipes for sugar free cream cheese brownies out there like this one

• Gluten Free

  This recipe is both gluten free and sugar free. There are also gluten free mixes like Bob's red mill.

• Vegetarian

  You bet!

Recipes

• Betty Crocker
• Duncan Hines
• Martha Stewart
• All recipes

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History

Punchbowl
Wait, a brownie is a "cookie bar"?! Don't you ever say that to me again, punchbowl. A brownie is a sacred dessert between cake and cookie, and you will NOT try to categorize it in a group that it does not belong! I don't know that I have tried a cream cheese brownie, I think I tried cream cheese chocolate cake at my auntie's for Christmas a couple years ago.

Merchandise

Not sure what that one book is about, but it looks like a bunch of little people. I wondered if it was just a Utah girls camp thing. Cause there was a "brownie hike" that we went on where they told us the story of the brownies (sounded like a story of gnomes or some other little folk) who lived in the woods. They would take us at night and we would have to be very quiet and then they took us through their "village" made of hills and sticks and other stuff. Then we went back to camp and sang songs and ate brownies (the best part). 
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Restaurants

• Corner Bakery Cafe is the first that came up for cream cheese brownies (in KS)
• Paradise is one of my favorite spots. Did not know they had a cream cheese brownie.
• I guess you can get a bunch at Sam's Club too

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• American Camp Week
• Boy Scout Anniversary Week
• Celebration of Love Week
• Children of Alcoholics Week
• Dump Your Significant Jerk Week
• Freelance Writers Appreciation Week
• Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week 
• International Friendship Week
• International Petroleum Week
• International Week of Black Women In the Arts
• Jell-O Week
• Just Say No to Power Point Week
• Lent
• Love Makes the World Go Round, but Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week
• National Green Week
• National Marriage Week USA
• National Secondhand Wardrobe Week
• Risk Awareness Week
• All the News That's Fit to Print Day
• Ash Wednesday
• Plimsoll Day
• Umbrella Day