Let’s be honest: nobody really likes fruitcake, and nobody ever really eats it, either. Heavy, flavorless and always too sweet, fruitcake is one of our century’s biggest holiday jokes. So

U.S. National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day on January 3 is for celebrating that combo that just naturally seems to go together, cherries and chocolate. During the 1700s in England, cherries

On this day, pasta lovers unite to enjoy plates of spaghetti in various forms, whether it's classic spaghetti and meatballs, a vegetarian pasta dish, or an adventurous twist on the

This holiday falls on Reddi-Wip founder Aaron "Bunny" Lapin's birthday (January 5, 1914 - July 10, 1999). Lapin invented Reddi-Wip in 1948, and the holiday celebrates whipped cream's contributions to

Apple Tree Day started off as a celebration of an old apple tree, which had been around for two centuries. As time went on, this day morphed into a celebration

The day commemorates the death of the geneticist Gregor Mendel, whose experiments with breeding pea plants formed the basis of modern genetics. From what we could find, it would appear

On January 7th, National Tempura Day encourages us to celebrate with a dish made with a tempura batter. This Japanese fare includes either seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and

On January 8th, National English Toffee Day celebrates a favored confection that's been enjoyed across the country for generations. This sweet treat comes with some confusion concerning the difference between

Apricots ripen in the early summer, but they’re quite commonly dried so that way we can enjoy them year-round. The word ‘apricot’ in Latin purportedly means “precious”, but further investigation

Today is Bittersweet Chocolate Day! Bittersweet chocolate is a sweetened form of dark chocolate made with cocoa liquor, sugar, cocoa butter, and vanilla. Unlike milk chocolate or white chocolate, it