Monthly Archives: November 2012

Have Your National Cake Day… and Eat It Too (11/26)

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Jim Clark

Cake is quite a thing. Its place in our celebratory traditions is well established. We eat cake because of birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and because company’s coming over. References to cake are entrenched in our history and culture in phrases like, … Continue reading →

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Happy National Parfait Day! (10/25)

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Jim Clark

Yep, I’m gonna do it! Back on National Strawberry Parfait Day, I re-posted National Chocolate Parfait Day, maybe out of laziness, but mostly because I had already covered all the “interesting” stuff about it then, and ya know what? I’m … Continue reading →

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Cah-Cah-CASHEW!!! (11/23)

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Jim Clark

Cashews are over rated and over priced. I think we can all agree on that, right? Well, if you’re a cashew “lover,” maybe you don’t know whether you agree or not because even people who preference cashews, really don’t ever … Continue reading →

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Happy Spicy Hermit Cookie Day (11/15)

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Jim Clark

Who knew?? It turned out that my assumptions about what National Spicy Hermit Cookie Day would yield were way off! This was based on several false assumptions, the most grave of which was that “spicy,” in this context, does not … Continue reading →

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Happy National Guacamole Day (11/14)

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Jim Clark

No matter how big the fan, no one would ever be able to truthfully make the claim, “Man, that guacamole looks good!” This is primarily because guacamole looks really gross! Look, if you like eating guacamole,  I’m om your side, … Continue reading →

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Happy (2nd) Indian Pudding Day (11/13)

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Jim Clark

Typically, when these reruns of National <insert food here> Days happen, I’m a little grumpy about it since the whole purpose of taking on “The List” was to eat something different every day. I got grumpy at the second National Pistachio Day, … Continue reading →

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Happy National Pizza With Everything (except anchovies) Day! (11/12)

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Jim Clark

Poor anchovies. What is it about those little guys that everyone hates so much? Is it the fishiness? The saltiness? The little mini bones that are still in there? Ok, well, maybe I get it now that I put it … Continue reading →

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