Tag: cheese

April 12th Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day

April Holidays

Talk about your ultimate comfort food, you got to love grilled cheese. Okay, maybe not if you are lactose intolerant or vegan but otherwise. There is nothing like a bowl of tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich to make you feel better, warmer and more comfortable. And really, there are so many different kinds of cheese and bread that you can vary it over and over if you had it every day of the week. It seems like since sliced bread was invented back in the 1920’s people learned out to put cheese on it and melt it. And i am one of those that loves a god grilled cheese sandwich, or even a bad grilled cheese sandwich!

How to celebrate – Have a grilled cheese sandwich. Try using different cheeses for a change. Remember you can add different meats to the sandwich to enhance it.

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February 13th National Cheddar Day

February holidays

Cheddar cheese makes up one third of the cheese market in the United States. It’s even larger in the UK where it was discovered back in Somerset, England in the 12th century. In 1894 Peter McIntosh brought cheddar cheese over to Tillamook, Oregon and it began to spread from there. (Pun intended) The day was created by Tillamook in 2019 since that is sort of the American home to cheddar cheese in America. There are hundreds of ways to serve cheddar cheese but perhaps the most rewarding is to just cut a piece off the roll and eat it.

How to celebrate – Use cheddar cheese in whatever you cook today. Visit Somerset, England. Visit Tillamook, Oregon.

February 9th National Pizza Day

February holidays

There is little doubt that pizza is an American favorite, it’s a world favorite as well! It is said that the first pizza may have come from the Greeks under Alexander the Great as they cooked their bread of their shields while on the march adding spices and herbs to the bread to make in tasty. This may be true, or may not be, there does appear top be record of it but we do know that the first pizza was sold in Naples, Italy in 1738 leading to a market today that averages over 3 billion pizzas sold a year. That’s a lot of pizza!

How to celebrate – Have some pizza. Make your own pizza, Try a pizza topped with fruit!

January 20th National Cheese Lovers Day

January holidays

Who doesn’t love cheese!?! I guess maybe people who are lactose intolerant but who else!?! Did you know that there are some 900-1,400 varieties of cheese? That quite a difference in numbers… anyway… cheeses are determined by texture.. and I always though it was taste! The first cheese appears to have come along by accident too somewhere between 7,500 and 8,000 BC in either Poland or Arabia. Why either Poland or Arabia? Too many questions for a cheese lover because all we want is more cheese!

How to celebrate – See how many different types of cheese you can name. Try and figure out why cheese was discovered in Poland or Arabia. Select your favorite cheeses and enjoy!

September 3rd National Welsh Rarebit Day

September Holidays

Welsh Rarebit is nothing more than a hot cheese sandwich which was supposedly named to make fun of the poor in Wales in the 16th and 17th Centuries, and maybe earlier. The funny thing about it is that in the world today it probably costs more to make than a lot of meat dishes. It is sort of like having fondue poured over toast and at least to me, it is really, really good. It use to be more popular and is a little hard to find today so I’m including this recipe in case you want to try it.

How to celebrate – Fix a Welsh Rarebit meal tonight. Pretend you are from Wales. Make up your own Rarebit meal.

June 4th National Cheese Day

January holidays

Who doesn’t love cheese!?! Okay, maybe people who are lactose intolerant, but most of the rest of us love cheese. We put it on practically everything we eat and has become a part of nearly every holiday we celebrate. We use every animal that produces milk to make cheese out of. Ya, cheese is a big deal and today we celebrate the between 7,500 and 8,000 types of cheese there are. So say “Cheese!” and celebrate the day with the world.

How to celebrate – Figure out which cheese is your favorite. Try a cheese you’ve never had before. Name as many cheeses as you can think of.

January 20th National Cheese Lover’s Day

January holidays

Who doesn’t love cheese!?! Okay, maybe people who are lactose intolerant, but most of the rest of us love cheese. We put it on practically everything we eat and has become a part of nearly every holiday we celebrate. We use every animal that produces milk to make cheese out of. Ya, cheese is a big deal and today we celebrate the between 7,500 and 8,000 types of cheese there are. So say “Cheese!” and celebrate the day with the world.

How to celebrate – Figure out which cheese is your favorite. Try a cheese you’ve never had before. Name as many cheeses as you can think of.

September 5th Cheese Pizza Day

September Holidays

One of the world’s most favorite foods is pizza. Of all the types of pizza made, cheese if the most popular. And why not, cheese is really all you need to have to make for the nearly perfect meal ever! Note it does not mention which kind, or kinds of cheese you can use. So long as it melts it will work. You can have thin crust, flat bread, deep dish… as long as it’s round, square or triangular it still can be pizza! And although many of us enjoy adding toppings today is all about the original, plain cheese!

How to celebrate – Make some pizza today. Experiment with different types of cheese. Try white pizza verses regular pizza.

April 12th Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day

April Holidays

Here is an American favorite! I don’t know, maybe it’s a worldwide favorite as well but it is also one of my favorites, the grilled cheese sandwich. Oddly, it did not exist until the 1920’s when someone actually produced sliced bread! I’ll bet the minute sliced bread became available someone was melting cheese on it. It is comfort food, friendly food and family food (best served with soup). And you can change it up a lot with the type of bread you use and the flavor of cheese you pick. Mix it up, or stick with the known, it’s a fun food to eat and yummy as well!

How to celebrate – Have a grilled cheese sandwich today. Try a different type of cheese than usual. Throw a grilled cheese sampler party.

January 20th National Cheese Lover Day

January holidays

Who doesn’t love cheese! Well, may those lactose intolerant, but the rest of us do! It is believed cheese was discovered, perhaps by accident, in either present day Poland or Arabia. That narrows it down a bit. Perhaps closing it a little bit it was somewhere between 7,500 and 8,000 B.C.. There are between 900 and 1400 types of cheese, they are supposedly divide by the texture of the cheese. For some reason, it seems the worse they smell the better they are. They also seem to be better when combined with wine, if you like wine. So get some smelly cheese and fix a glass of wine, do they still make Ripple?, and have a party!

How to celebrate – How many types of cheese can you name? Think of everything you can put cheese on. Have a cheese tasting party.