Did you know that August 19th was set aside to honor the humble spud? February 22nd is also set aside for sweet potatoes.
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Category: Holidays
Special Holiday Meals: Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday Meal
While Abraham Lincoln may have had many favorite foods, this is a menu that we came up with to make this day a little extra special, as he was an important part of our history. He was a simple man who preferred water over any other beverage, and it is said that he often had to be reminded to eat. I think my family history can also be traced back to him at some point.
Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday Menu
Dinner
Oyster Stew w/crackers ** or Chicken Fricassee
Sweet Potato Casserole, Creamed Spinach
Dessert
Apple Crisp or Apple Pie w/vanilla ice cream
**We will be having Potato Soup in place of the Oyster Stew as we have a couple of people with seafood allergies.
Special Holiday Meals: Pizza Day Recipe Roundup
There are at least 10 different holidays associated with Pizza Day, so I thought I’d gather my pizza recipes into one post to make them easier to find! These can also work on Pie Days!
Pizza Day Recipe Roundup:
Sourdough Boule w/flavor variations and Pizza Crust options
Desserts
You can also find recipes for fruit pizza, which has a graham cracker crust, cream cheese ‘sauce’, fresh fruit slices, and then a simple glaze drizzled over… so yummy! I can’t find my recipe, but I do try to make this from time to time.
Special Holiday Meals: February Edition
This time of year seems to be a little busier for us, so I thought it might be helpful if I just got all my special meals and recipes gathered for the month. I checked the menu plan and have made a list of the holidays that we want to celebrate.
If you haven’t seen our Perpetual Meal Plans yet, then you really need to check them out, as they have all kinds of special and unique holidays listed. Now is the time to start making your bucket list for Fall things, if you haven’t already.
Special Winter Meals with Recipe Links
You can also check out our Holidays tab and the February Holidays post for even more ideas!
Don’t forget to add upcoming birthdays onto your Meal Plan!
Here are a couple of links that you might find helpful:
February
3: National Carrot Cake Day – I’ve got an amazing Sugar Free recipe that I need to post!
7: National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
12: Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday
22: George Washington’s Birthday**/National Chili Day/Cook a Sweet Potato Day
24: National Tortilla Chip Day
27: Polar Bear Day
28: National Pancake Day – Make a Pancake Board w/all the yummy toppings!
Other:
Friday the 13th: Good Luck Meal
**President’s Day (3rd Monday) this day honors George Washington’s birthday
Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday (varies)
Leap Day (29th)
Ash Wednesday (6 weeks before Easter Sunday- the beginning of Lent)
March
Holy Days
We have also been studying ‘Holy Days‘, and we try to add them in as we can.
I’m sure there are some days that I haven’t added, but let us know in the comments if there are any that you think should make the list!
God Bless!
Special Holiday Meals: Opposites Day/Backwards Menu & Activities
Opposites Day is on January 25th, and Backwards Day is January 31st, these days may be linked to old customs like Topsy Turvy Day (think Hunchback of Notre Dame) that happened around the Epiphany (January 6th) and similar celebrations have been noted throughout history… a special day set aside to break the mundane and bring a little excitement into everyday life.
I had a hard time thinking of foods to go with these holidays… what would you add to the list? This could get a little confusing, but don’t be afraid to be SILLY!
Opposites Day/Backwards Day Menu & Activities
Main Dishes
Breakfast for Dinner/Dinner or Dessert for Breakfast/Dessert before Dinner, etc.
Arrange the meal into a cake form… Spaghetti or Meatloaf Cake w/Mashed Potato Icing or meatloaf cupcakes… the possibilities are endless!
Desserts
Chocolate Cake with white icing or a white cake with chocolate Icing
Hot Cocoa with Ice Cream
Ice cream with the cone on top
Activities:
Wear your clothes backwards or inside out, shoes on the wrong feet might be painful though
Say your ABCs backwards.
Have a backwards dinner menu, or start with dinner for breakfast.
Write with your opposite hand.
Wear pajamas all day and wear your regular clothes to bed.
Learn about opposites, antonyms, palindromes, etc.
Games:
Have an Opposite Day Scavenger Hunt.
Play Opposite Day Bingo.
Have a Race where you run backwards and the last person is the winner!
Movies:
Please review these and use at your own discretion as I have not seen many of them myself.
- Opposites Day
- Freaky Friday
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