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LBJ | January 9, 2010
Did I tell you…I wish everyone a happy new year the entire month of January! Please, don’t judge me. Just celebrate with me! Do you have new goals you’ve set for the new year? Are they listed in the Poll on the left of the page? If so, vote! If no, add a comment to [...]
LBJ | January 9, 2010
January 9 – National Apricot Day January 10 – Bittersweet Chocolate Day Jannuary 11 – Milk Day
LBJ | January 8, 2010
National English Toffee Day! Are you still on holiday? Do you treat yourself to a few extra calories each week? If so, today is for you! This brittle buttery confection has been making mouths happy since the 1800′s, and now there’s a National Food Holiday in its honor! Every foodie’s Auntie, Paula Deen, on the [...]
LBJ | January 7, 2010
Make your reservations now! The first restaurant week for 2010 kicks off January 11-17 in Washington. Foodies unite, and first-timers experience what has emerged as a seasonal tradition in our Nations Capitol . Diners can enjoy three-course prix-frixe meals for lunch ($20.10) and dinner ($35.10). I suggest you go visit www.opentable.com and reserve your table [...]
LBJ | January 7, 2010
National Tempura Day! Japanese cooking simplifies a quick way to serve a dish in record time! Seafood and vegetables are prepared to meet their consuming fate through deep frying. Tempura is merely a mixture of flour and water (some recipes call for one egg). Tempura Fact: Almost all Japanese restaurants serve tempura, but tempura has its [...]
LBJ | January 6, 2010
National Shortbread Day! Simple. Versatile. Complete. Dippable. Delightful. That’s what shortbread is to me! How about you? In my former life of carefree, sometimes careless, eating, I was a regular aficionado of shortbread. Be it lemon, lime, spiced or traditional, I believe that I consumed shortbread whenever I saw it! Guilty as charged. I won’t endorse [...]
LBJ | January 6, 2010
Bean Day! Before we go on take some time and make your funny faces and sing the song that tells the poot and toot notes of beans from your personal horn. Wait…was that too much? Let’s move on…hurry! Mark today as your chance to have fun with beans! Yes, you can celebrate it on your [...]
LBJ | January 5, 2010
If you’re celebrating National Whipped Cream Day, and you opt-out of the cream in the can or the tub, here is a recipe for easy whipped cream! Wieldy Whipped Cream: 2 cups heavy cream 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract 1 wire wisk 1 large bowl In a large bowl whip the heavy [...]
LBJ | January 5, 2010
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Police say an Ohio woman punched through a McDonald’s drive-through window because Chicken McNuggets weren’t available. Police were called Friday to the restaurant in Toledo. Police say 24-year-old Melodi Dushane was treated for injuries, then jailed. She pleaded not guilty to a vandalism charge. She was released on a recognizance bond [...]
LBJ | January 5, 2010
National Whipped Cream Day! Go wild and wacky! January 5 marks the day the nation celebrates a conventional convection that is often twirled and cinched atop any sweet sensation! Today, get a tub! Get a can! Make it fresh! You decide! Allow yourself a simple indulgence, just for to today! Happy National Whipped Cream Day!
