Category: Did You Know

It is baking season and what better time to celebrate one of my favorite treats. December 4th is National Cookie Day. Started in 1987 by San Francisco’s Blue Chip Cookie Company, the day has...

Thanksgiving Day is next week, and it is time to put the menu together. Thanksgiving dinner is the biggest, most anticipated meal of the year for me. You can’t beat the classic, traditional feast...

Trick or treating, caramel apples, corn mazes, hayrides, bonfires, mulled cider, and watching scary movies are just some of the great activities associated with this time of year. One of my favorites is carving...

Thomas Jefferson introduced pasta to America in 1789 while he was the American Ambassador to France. As a surge of Italian immigrants came to North America, pasta became a common food in the late...

Sweetest Day is celebrated nationwide but is primarily observed in the Midwest and Northwestern part of the country. It originated in Ohio in October 1922 by a candy company employee who wanted to recognize...