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