National August Food Holidays

August 1- Sat- National Raspberry Cream Pie Day

Ingredients:

• 12 oz. Fresh Raspberries
• 1/3 cup Sugar
• 1 TBS Lemon Juice
• 9 inch Chocolate Graham Crust
• 1 1/2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream
• 8 oz. Cream Cheese
• 1/2 cup Powder Sugar

Directions:

1. Place the raspberries, sugar, and lemon juice to a small sauce pan on medium heat. Crush the raspberries and simmer for five minutes.
2. Press the raspberry sauce to a fine sieve to remove the seeds and allow to cool.
3. Whip the heavy whipping cream with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
4. In another bowl mix the cream cheese and powder sugar until smooth. Add the cooled raspberry sauce to the mix.
5. Fold in the whipped cream and then fill the pie crust and chill for 4 hours.

August 2- Sun- National Ice Cream Sandwich Day

We enjoyed ice cream sandwiches today.

August 3- Mon- National Watermelon Day

A favorite… watermelon!!

August 4- Tues- National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

Ingredients:

• 2/3 Cup shortening
• 2/3 Cup soft butter
• 1 Cup sugar
• 1 Cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tea vanilla
• 3 1/2 Cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tea baking soda
• 1 tea salt
• 12 oz. chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Ferenheit.
2. Mix shortening, butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla.
3. Stir in the remaining ingredients.
4. Drop 2 tablespoons dough onto the baking sheets.
5. Bake for 8-10 minutes.

August 5- Wed

August 6- Thurs- National Root Beer Float Day

We mixed our root beer with the vanilla ice-cream to make the root beer float.

August 7- Fri- National No-Bake Cookie Day

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Butter
• 2 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 1/2 cup Cocoa
• 1/2 cup Peanut Butter
• 3 cup oats

Directions:

1. Mix and boil the sugar, milk, cocoa, and butter for 2 minutes
2. Add the peanut butter and oats.
3. Beat until well mixed.
4. Drop 2 tablespoons dough onto the wax paper on baking sheets.
5. Refrigerate until stiff.

August 8- Sat- National Zucchini Day

Ingredients:

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups flour
• 1 tea salt
• 1 tea baking soda
• 1 tea baking power
• 1 TBS cinnamon
• 3 tea vanilla
• 2 cup grated zucchini
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and grease 2 bread pans.
2. beat the eggs, oil, and sugar.
3. mix in the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and vanilla.
4. Stir in the zucchini and nuts.
5. Pour the batter into the bread pans and bake for 40-50 minutes.
6. Cool in the pans for 20 minutes before removing carefully.

August 9- Sun- National Passion Fruit Day

August 10- Mon- National S’mores Day

We love Smore’s.

August 11- Tues- National Panini Day (Breakfast Panini)

Ingredients:

• Bacon
• Scrambled Eggs
• Cheese
• Bread
• Lettuce
• Condiments

Directions:

1. Cook bacon and scramble the eggs.
2. Toast the bread.
3. Place everything on the bread and enjoy.

August 12- Wed- Gooey Butter Cake Day

I made the Gooey Butter Cake recipe from the Lil Luna blog, but I only baked it for 35 minutes.

August 13- Thurs

August 14- Fri- National Creamsicle Day

This is one of my favorite cold treats, and my daughter loves sherbet as well.

August 15- Sat

August 16- Sun

August 17- Mon

August 18- Tues- National Soft Ice Cream Day

We went to Dairy Queen for soft ice cream today.

August 19- Wed- Potato Day (Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes)

Ingredients:

• Russet Potatoes
• Butter
• Milk
• Salt, Pepper, Garlic Salt, Parsley
• Parmesan Cheese

Directions:

1. Boil the potatoes until soft with a fork. Drain water and mash.
2. Add butter and milk to your liking.
3. Add seasonings and Parmesan Chesse to your taste.

August 20- Thurs- National Hawaiian Pizza Day

The girls and I love pinapple on our pizza!

August 21- Fri- National Sweet Tea Day

We always keep a pitcher of Lipton Iced tea in the refrigerator. I make it by stewing the teabag in some warm water and then adding 2 cups of sugar to the pitcher.

August 22- Sat- Eat a Peach Day

Storm LOVES peaches, but my husband is allergic to them.

August 23- Sun- National Sponge Cake Day (Strawberry Cream Sponge Cake)

Cake Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup butter softened
• 1/2 cup milk
• 4 eggs

Strawberry Ingredients:

• 2 cups strawberries hulled and halved
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Whipped Topping Ingredients:

• 2 Cup whipping cream
• 1 tea vanilla
• 1/4 Cup powder sugar

Instructions:

1. Start by preparing the strawberries. Add strawberries to a bowl and sprinkle them with sugar. Stir to combine. Let them hang out on your counter for about 2 hours and they will create a delicious juice. I recommend stirring them every half hour or so.
2. Next, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
3. Spray the cake pans generously with baking spray. Then, add some all-purpose flour to the molds, shake it around, and discard the excess.
4. The next step is to whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Then add the vanilla, softened butter, milk, and egg. With an electric mixer, beat on medium speed for about two minutes.
5. Divide the batter evenly among the prepared cake pans. Then place the sponge cake in the preheated oven.
6. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Allow the cakes to cool completely in the pan before attempting to remove them.
7. While the shortcakes cool, prepare the whipped cream.
8. Add the heavy whipping cream, sugar, and vanilla to the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the whisk attachment.
9. With the mixer on medium speed, whip the cream until it begins to thicken.
10. Continue whipping for several minutes until the cream is fluffy (medium peaks) but not too firm.
11. Spread whipped cream to the first cake and add some strawberries. Place the second cake on top and add more whipped cream and strawberries.

August 24- Mon- National Waffle Day

Ingredients:

• Pancake Mix
• Sprinkles
• Whipped Cream

Directions:

1. We prepared the pancake mix and poured it onto the waffle maker and then added the Sprinkles before we closed it.
2. After they came out, I added a dollop of Whipped Cream and more Sprinkles.

August 25- Tues- National Banana Split Day

Ingredients:

• Bannas
• Chocolate, Strawberry, and Vanilla Ice Cream
• Strawberry Jam Topping
• Crushed Pineapple
• Chocolate Sauce
• Whipped Cream
• Maraschino Cherries

Directions:

1. Slice the banana in half and place split open in your banana boat.
2. Add a scoop of each flavor of ice cream between the bananas.
3. Place strawberry jam on the strawberry scoop, crushed pineapple to the vanilla scoop, and chocolate sauce to the chocolate scoop.
4. Place whipped cream and Maraschino cherries to the top.

August 26- Wed- National Cherry Popsicle Day

We tried something new to us… Outshine Fruit Blends.

August 27- Thurs-Banana Lovers’ Day (Banana Cake)

Cake Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup soft butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teas vanilla
• 2 cup flour
• 2 teas baking powder
• 1 teas baking soda
• 1 teas cinnamon
• 1 teas salt
• 1/2 teas nutmeg
• 1/2 teas ground clove
• 2 cups cinnamon applesauce
• 1/2 cup milk

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing Ingredients:

• 8 oz cream cheese
• 1/2 cup soft butter
• 3 cups powder sugar
• 2 tbs heavy cream
• 1 teas vanilla
• 1 teas cinnamon
• 1/4 teas salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Ferenheit. prepare a 9×13 baking pan with nonstick baking spray.
2. Mix the cake ingredients one by one, mixing after each ingredient is added.
3. Bake for 30 minutes and cool completely before icing.
4. Mix the icing ingredients one at a time, creaming well after each ingredient is added.
5. Add the icing to the cooled cake.

August 28- Fri- National Cherry Turnover Day

Ingredients:

• 2 Puff Pastries
• 1 Can Cherry Pie Filling
• 1 Egg
• 1/2 Powered Sugar
• 1 TBS milk

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Ferenheit and place wax paper on a baking sheet.
2. Cut he puff pastries into fourths creating a total of 8 pieces.
3. Place the puff pastries on the baking sheets and add 1/4 cup of cherry pie filling to the middle of each.
4. Whisk up the egg with a little bit of water and spread it along the outer edge of each puff pastry.
5. Fold them in half diagonally to create triangles and use a fork to press the edges together.
6. Spread more egg on the tops of them and bake for 20-25 minutes.
7. Mix the powder sugar milk to make a glaze.
8. Drizzle the glaze over the turnovers and serve with vanilla ice cream.

August 29- Sat

August 30- Sun- National Toasted Marshmallow Day

We always enjoy having campfire food!

August 31- Mon- National Trail Mix Day

The girls made their own trail mix with Fruit Loops, Teddy Grahams, Nuts, Goldfish, and M&M’s.

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