I have quite a backlog to blog. I thought I’d at least post it all to give me a list to chip away at.
I pin photos of my Wednesday culinary creations to my Pinterest board, Another Wednesday Dinner. All of the following meals are on Pinterest; they may (or may not) make it onto fantasticdrivel.com in the future.
| date | event | dinner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26 | 1842 | University of Notre Dame is founded | Notre Dame Tailgate Chili, Irish Soda Bread, Orange Bowls |
| Dec 3 | 1854 | Eureka Rebellion | pomegranate pavlova and vegemite toast, served “stockade style” after the Eureka Stockade |
| Dec 10 | — | Alfred Nobel Day | dynamite Swedish pancakes |
| Dec 17 | 1903 | First flight made by Wright brothers | popcorn pork, deviled eggs |
| 1938 | Otto Hahn discovers nuclear fission | deviled eggs, edamame | |
| Dec 25 | — | Pomegranate Mint Christmas Pavlova | |
| Dec 31 | — | Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve in Scotland) | Ashet Pie (steak pie) |
| Jan 8 | — | some Korean guy’s birthday | Korean Saewoo Bokkeumbap (shrimp fried rice) |
| Jan 15 | 1919 | The Great Boston Molasses Tragedy | Chipotle Mustard Molasses BBQ Chicken |
| Jan 21 | — | New England-Style Clam Chowder Day | Denver-Style Clam Chowder (it’s orange!) |
| Jan 29 | 1845 | Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” first published | Edgar Allan Po’ Boy sandwiches, Black Ravens for dessert |
| Feb 5 | 1985 | “Official” end of the Third Punic War | Punic Porridge, Pomegranates (aka Carthaginian Apples) |
| Feb 12 | 1809 | Charles Darwin (Darwin Day) | Potato Rissoles, based on Mrs. Charles Darwin’s recipe for “Potatoe Ripoles” |
| Feb 19 | 1473 | Copernicus, Polish Astronomer | Kielbasa and Cabbage |
| — | Mint Chocolate Day | dark chocolate brownie with mint, toasted hazelnuts, and copernicus glaze (blackstrap, hazelnut, and mint) | |
| Feb 26 | 1932 | Johnny Cash, the Man in Black | Johnny Cash Chili |
| Mar 05 | — | Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day), Observed | Pancakes |
| Mar 12 | 1889 | Vaslav Nijinsky, Russian Ballet Dancer and Choreographer | Apple Cranberry Gingersnap Blini |
| Mar 18 | 1915 | Gallipoli Memorial Day (Turkey; the Ottoman Naval Victory in WWI) | Yurmurtali Ispanak |
| Mar 26 | 1931 | Leonard Nimoy, Mr. Spock | Vulcan Plomeek Soup |
| 1812 | political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coins the term “gerrymander” | Boston Brown Bread |