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Food and Beverage Holidays October 4th - National Cinnamon Roll & National Vodka Day! Hey Reader, October is here, and we’re starting the month with a double celebration! October 4th is both National Cinnamon Roll Day and National Vodka Day. Warm cinnamon, soft swirls, cozy fall baking…and cocktails? I’d say October is off to a pretty good start. 🍂 National Cinnamon Roll Day: October 4th There’s something about the smell of cinnamon rolls baking that immediately makes the kitchen feel a...

Food and Beverage Holidays September 26 - National Pancake Day! Hey friend, There are pancakes... and then there are the pancakes I grew up with here in Austria. Ours are usually thin, soft Palatschinken, rolled around jam and dusted generously with powdered sugar. And then, of course, there is Kaiserschmarrn, which takes pancake batter in an entirely different and very delicious direction. So for National Pancake Day on September 26, I thought I’d share a few of my favorites. Whether you...

Food and Beverage Holidays September 19th International Eat an Apple Day Hey friend, Apple season is one of those little signs that fall is really beginning. Suddenly I’m reaching for cinnamon again, warm drinks sound much more appealing, and baking something with apples feels exactly right. And since International Eat an Apple Day is September 19th, I thought this was the perfect excuse to pull together some of my favorite ways to enjoy them. There are cozy desserts, a fall cocktail, a warm...

Food and Beverage Holidays September13th International Chocolate Day Hi Friend! September 13th is International Chocolate Day, and I cannot think of a much better reason to bring out the good chocolate. Dark, milk, melted, baked into cake, turned into truffles, or broken into big pieces of chocolate bark... I am not especially picky about the form it takes. 😄 So instead of trying to choose just one chocolate recipe for today, I pulled together a few favorites for whatever kind of chocolate...

Food and Beverage Holidays September 6th - Choose your Chocolate Day Hey Friend! September really is a good month for chocolate lovers. September 6th is Choose Your Chocolate Day, which means today is basically an invitation to pick your favorite and enjoy it properly. Dark chocolate? White chocolate? Milk chocolate? No wrong answers here. I pulled together a few recipes for each mood, so all you have to do is decide where to start. For Dark Chocolate Lovers! No-Bake Cornflake Clusters...

Today's good mood is sponsored by Coffee Hi Friend! September is National Honey Month, so this feels like the perfect excuse to talk about something I love experimenting with: What actually happens when you add honey to coffee? Sure, it makes your coffee sweeter. But that is only part of the story. Honey has its own flavor, aroma, and character. Depending on the type you use, it can bring out different notes in the coffee and change the way the whole cup comes across. Honey brings its own...

Food and Beverage Holidays September 4th - Eat an Extra Dessert Day Hi Friend! If you have ever needed an official excuse to have dessert twice in one day, here it is. September 4th is Eat an Extra Dessert Day! Which means today, having a cookie after your slice of cake is not overdoing it. It is simply celebrating properly. 😄 So I went through my recipe box and picked six delicious possibilities for your extra treat. Chocolate? Absolutely. Cookies? Of course. Something fruity and creamy? Got...

Food and Beverage Holidays A Sweeter Start to September 🍯☕ Hey friend, Hello, September! This month always feels like a little turning point. Summer is not quite gone, but suddenly I’m craving slower mornings, something good for breakfast, and a cozy cup of coffee a little more often. And September gives us two very good reasons for exactly that. It’s National Breakfast Month and National Honey Month. Honestly, I think those two belong together perfectly. Let's start with breakfast If...

Food and Beverage Holidays August 25th - National Whiskey Sour Day Hey friend, August 25th is National Whiskey Sour Day, which sounds like a very good reason to shake up something special. Instead of reaching for the classic version, I’m sharing two colorful whiskey sours with completely different personalities. One is earthy and vibrant, while the other combines tart cranberry with warming cinnamon. Which one would you try first? Beetroot Sour This striking cocktail combines earthy beetroot...

Today's good mood is sponsored by Coffee Hi my coffee friend ☕🍸, At this point in August, I never quite know which coffee mood I’ll wake up in. Some mornings, I’m already craving cinnamon and those first cozy hints of fall. On others, it is still far too warm for anything but a cold, sparkling drink. Luckily, there is a coffee for both. Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte This is the drink for those mornings when you are ready for cinnamon, but not quite ready to give up your iced coffee. Espresso,...