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Special Holiday Meals: Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Week Menu Ideas

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Oh, foods you could make… these are just a few ideas of Dr. Suess-Themed foods you could make. You can also have a stack of Dr. Suess’s books on hand to read through during this week. You can choose to celebrate just his birthday (March 2nd) or the whole week.

Dr. Suess Birthday Week Menu Ideas 

BREAKFAST 

Green Eggs & Ham on Green Tortillas or Breakfast Sandwiches,  

Horton’s Hash Brown Casserole, 

Green Waffles/Pancakes w/Grinch Grapes, 

Daisy-Head Mayzie Dutch Puff, 

Hunches in Bunches Munches, 

Foona Lagoona Baboona Bread 

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Special Holiday Meals: Apple Themed Holidays

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There are several holidays that revolve around apples, so I have made a list of our favorite recipes here:

Apple Fun Facts

Beverages:

Ms. Shirley’s Hot Apple Cider

Breads:

Chocolate Chip Applesauce Muffins

Jams/Jellies/Sauces

Apple Butter

Apple Pie Filling For Canning

Crockpot Applesauce

Easy Crockpot Apple Butter

Cakes:

Angel Food Cake

Apple Dapple Cake

Applesauce Cake

Apple Sonker

Desserts

Apple Crisp in a Crockpot

Apple pie filling

Apple Sonker

Easy Apple Dumplings

Fried Apple Pies

Perfect Apple Pies

There are so many ways to use apples, but they are also a great snack just as they are!

Special Holiday Meals: George Washington’s Birthday Menu 

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President’s Day is the day set aside to honor George Washington’s birthday. His birthday is February 22nd, but it was voted to move the official holiday to the 3rd Monday in February to create a 3-day weekend. It is better known as President’s Day thanks to retailer sales.

This is a good day to talk about George Washington and our past presidents.

George Washington’s Birthday Menu 

Dinner 

Oven Stew or Chicken Pot Pie 

Stuffed Mushrooms, Spinach Dip w/Crackers 

Corn Pudding, Carrot Souffle, or Butternut Squash Medley 

Hoe Cakes w/butter ‘n’ honey 

Dessert 

Cherry Pie or Cherry Sonker w/ice cream 

Or  

Chocolate Pie w/Meringue 

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Special Holiday Meals: Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday Meal

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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 

Roast Pork Loin or Pork Chops 

Sweet Potato Casserole, Creamed Spinach 

Hoe Cakes or Biscuits 

Dessert 

Apple Crisp or Apple Pie w/vanilla ice cream 

Or Vanilla Almond Cake 

**We will be having Potato Soup in place of the Oyster Stew as we have a couple of people with seafood allergies. 

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Recipes of the Month: February 2026

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I will try to post a few recipes that should be fairly budget-friendly and easy to make for anyone wanting to learn to make things from scratch.

This month is full of special holidays, but I thought I’d start with Groundhog Day on February 2nd.

Special Holiday Meals: February Edition

We usually make a Woodchuck Pie, also known as a Shepherd’s Pie, and we have some of Phil’s Poppers on the side. There are a ton of variations to sides that you could make with this, but these are family favorites. Then for dessert we make dirt cakes with Nutter Butter ‘Groundhogs’… so cute.

Special Holiday Meals: Groundhog Day Meal

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