National Cinnamon Crescent Day - Today is National Cinnamon Crescent Day! In the News - They walk among us! Chicken Enchiladas - Laura made some excellent chicken enchiladas yesterday. She boiled and shredded four large chicken breasts, chopped garlic, Jalapeños, and onions, added corn kernels, black beans, green enchilada sauce and herbs and spices and simmered for two hours. Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
National Cinnamon Crescent Day is celebrated on April 10 every year in the United States of America.
Cinnamon crescent rolls are essentially cinnamon rolls that are made using crescent roll dough filled with cinnamon, sugar, butter and sometimes raisins. They may also be frosted if desired.
The history of cinnamon dates back to ancient times, and it was used by ancient Egyptians as part of the mummy embalming process. Cinnamon has been used as a medicine to treat throat maladies and was also used to preserve meats.
In modern times, cinnamon is primarily grown in tropical areas such as South America and the West Indies.
She formed enchiladas with flour tortillas—placing the mixtured atop them, adding shredded cheese, rolling, and placing into a Pyrex baking dish. She topped the enchiladas with sauce and shredded cheese and baked in the convection oven—setting the oven to broil near the end to melt and brown the cheese.
They were wonderful!
Friday, April 10, 2015
National Cinnamon Crescent Day, In the News, Chicken Enchiladas, and Enjoy
Monday, April 06, 2015
National Twinkie Day, In the News, and Enjoy
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"National Twinkie Day is the perfect time for Hostess fans to enjoy their own small celebrations," said Amy Clark, Director of Snack Marketing for Hostess. "What better way to honor the treat that has been delighting people for more than 80 years than with a Chocolate Creme Twinkie and a serenade by Tay Zonday."
James Dewar invented the Twinkie in 1930, calling it "the best darn-tootin' idea I ever had." Improving upon such a beloved and iconic treat was quite a task for Hostess - which produces over 500 million Twinkies a year. After an overwhelmingly positive consumer response to the limited-edition release of Chocolate Creme Twinkies in 2011, it was clear that adding chocolate to Twinkies was a recipe for delicious success. The new decadent chocolate-filled treats, available in multipack and single serve packs, have been a big hit with consumers since launching as a permanent flavor in February.
Monday, March 09, 2015
National Crabmeat Day, In the News, and Enjoy
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National Crabmeat Day is an American food holiday that is celebrated on March 9. It is a day dedicated to crab meat and all of the recipes it is related to, such as crab cakes and crab bisques.
The blue crab is a type of crab commonly used for the production of processed crab meat. The blue crab is also the state crustacean of Maryland. The annual amount of blue crab harvested from the Chesapeake Bay make up fifty percent of the total landings in Maryland's commercial fisheries.
Although the history and origins of National Crabmeat Day are unknown, the commercial harvesting of blue crabs began in the mid-1800s in the Chesapeake Bay area. The word Chesapeake is a Susquehanock term for "great shellfish bay." The blue crab was designated as the state crustacean of Maryland in 1989. Blue crabs are also harvested near Florida and near gulf states like Texas.
Monday, February 23, 2015
National Banana Bread Day, In the News, and Enjoy
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Banana bread is delicious. It is classified as a "quick bread" or "tea cake."
Bananas arrived in the United States in the 1870s and quickly became one of the most popular fruits on the market. It was not long before they started to appear in dessert recipes as the star ingredient.
The first cookbooks that mentioned banana bread were published during the Great Depression. Culinary historians believe that a resourceful housewife who did not want to throw away over-ripe bananas may have invented the original recipe.
Monday, February 02, 2015
La Chandeleur, Crêpe Day, In the News, and Enjoy
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Candlemas—like many celebrations around the nativity—is related to the light but also to purification, fertility, and prosperity. The word "Chandeleur" comes precisely from candelarum (candle in Latin) according to a tradition of lighting candles at midnight as a symbol of purification.
In Roman times, Candlemas was celebrated from February 2-15, to honor the god of fertility Lupercus during the Lupercalia. It was a rite of purification.
The Celts celebrated Imbolc on February 1st. This ritual honored the goddess Brigit, celebrating the purification and fertility at the end of winter. Peasants carrying torches roamed the fields and moving in procession, praying the goddess to purify the soil before sowing.
Pope Gelasius I in the 5th century replaced the old pagan rite of Lupercalia with the festival of Candlemas.
In churches, torches are replaced by blessed candles to push away evil and recalls that Christ is the light of the world. The Christians then bring the candles at home to protect their homes.
At that time of the year, when Candelmas was celebrated, winter planting was beginning. So people used the surplus of flour to make "crêpes," a symbol of prosperity for the coming year!
It is said that Pope Gelasius I, which Christianized Candlemas, comforted the pilgrims arriving in Rome with "crêpes." The shape and the color of the "crêpes" evokes the sun. Indeed "crêpes" are golden discs like the sun.
Therefore, the Chandeleur has become with the years, the day of "crêpes." It is especially loved by children. The tradition is that “the cook has to skip the crêpes with a gold coin in hand (a Louis d’Or). If he succeeds, his house will be prospering all year long.
