This is my favorite cooking week of the year

jessyf

13 years ago

Well, almost favorite, LOL. Passover is right around the corner.

Three significant days follow each other - opportunities for culinary tie-ins.

Tomorrow I think we'll have pizza 'pi' and apple or strawberry 'pi'. I did buy a 'woot' tshirt just for this day.

Tuesday we'll have Italian, with Caesar salad, of course,

And corned beef and cabbage for days on end while the sales are good on the 17th!

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lindac
13 years ago
So....what'll you eat Wednesday?
How about some clay pot cookery in honor of Cassius....or is that too much of a stretch?
jessyf
Original Author
13 years ago
Wednesday? March 16th, the day after? I can't connect Cassius Clay to the Ides LOL...but it is The Beast Blake Griffin's bday...I'll watch a Clippers game.
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dirtundermyfingers
13 years ago
Beware the Ides of March Jessy!!!! Maybe a meal without using a knife.

Stacie
lindac
13 years ago
"Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look...."
I know....it was a stretch....clay cooker..? Hmmmm..?
sushipup1
13 years ago
Here are some ideas for March 16th:

Curlew Day
Freedom Of Information Day
Goddard Day
Lips Appreciation Day
Ta'Anit Ester (Jewish - begins at sundown)
Birthday - President James Madison (4th President)

And here's one to celebrate, National Artichoke Hearts Day!

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sushipup1
13 years ago
How about a Pi-shaped pie? This is cute

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momto4kids
13 years ago
Do you want to borrow my pi plate?!! I bought one of these last year just for this special occasion! Just wait until the REAL pi day...March 14, 2015...3/14/15!!! I can't wait! (Nerd)

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caliloo
13 years ago
" Lips Appreciation Day "

OMG LOLOLOLOL!

That is hilarious!

Thanks for the laugh!

Alexa
sushipup1
13 years ago
More about pies, a slide show of pies in Arkansas. I think I could make a pilgrimage tour of the state! Don't they all look delicious?

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kmgard
13 years ago
This post (and all the comments) cracked me up! I know my husband is looking forward to corned beef and cabbage. He "told" me by buying some corned beef and putting it at eye level in the fridge. You know - so I wouldn't forget. ;)
jessyf
Original Author
13 years ago
I found a cute video of what 'Pi' sounds like

Here is a link that might be useful: science news - about three minutes
jessyf
Original Author
13 years ago
I ended up making pizza
and 'Mark Anthony & Cheese' - using orecchiette pasta, grin. That generated eye roll #1. I took Stacie's idea and told my family, no knives, and that was eye roll #2. FTW!

Helene you are having so much fun with this, you can help me find April 20th ideas. Brownies OK, German/Austrian food is not. It will be Passover so I will have a few restrictions!
sushipup1
13 years ago
Oh, this is TOO easy! And no dietary restrictions!

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jessyf
Original Author
13 years ago
Yup. That's why I said brownies! Ah the things I learn from my kids.....
sushipup1
13 years ago
I can't think of anything more appropriate than brownies. Alice B. Toklas recipe, to be precise. That's more food-friendly than Look Alike Day or Volunteer Recognition Day. Yeah, and Hitler's birthday.

Go for the brownies. Which is probably what your kids were hinting for in the first place!

Oh, wait, you can celebrate the cuisine of Magnolia Thunderpussy. Way back when, way WAY back, you could order delivery from her place, and the brownies were the biggest sellers, I guess.

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arley_gw
13 years ago
Well, April 20 is George Takei's birthday, so maybe some out-of-this-world Japanese food.

As far as the wine selection, go with Montepulciano: April 20 is the feast day of St. Agnes of Montepulciano.

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