Week 17 done of my US National Food challenge with 5 out of 7 accomplished! That’s above the criteria – I’ve just over-achieved again!
October 1 – Homemade Cookies Day
| Homemade cookies – which ones to make? So many choices … so I went with something a little obscure. I put together a ‘Mystery ingredient’ challenge for the guys at work and made these (here). It took a little investigation and a lot of hints for people to realise the mystery ingredient was ketchup … basically someone looked at this website and found out! Very yummy though … |  |
October 2 – National Fried Scallops Day
I would have liked to have made something for this day, but since I’m the only one in the family that enjoys seafood, and I’d have to make it myself so I could be sure it was gluten-free, I decided to sit this one out.
October 3 – National Caramel Custard Day
I wanted to try a caramel custard, but our ramekins are still in storage, and I just ran out of time!
October 4 – National Taco Day
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The whole family pitched in to help make these crispy chicken tacos. Chicken pieces with gluten-free breadcrumbs, on gluten-free tortillas (thanks Udi’s!), with a new honey-lime marinade and some coleslaw. The recipe is here if you’re interested. Really, really yummy, even though it wasn’t what we would generally consider a taco … but what makes a taco different to a wrap? Anyone? |
October 5 – National Apple Betty Day
| So an Apple Betty is basically an apple crisp, or what I generally called apple crumble. I found a recipe that specifically said it was for Apple Betty and was going to try it out, but realised it was very similar to what I used to make as a kid. So I made up my own recipe (see here). Try it – trust me, it’s AWESOME! |  |
October 6 – National Noodle Day
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I found some gluten-free teriyaki sauce at Whole Foods and we tried it out as a teriyaki chicken pizza one night. The pizza base was terrible, but the chicken was awesome. So I wanted to try it again as a stir-fry, and this day gave me an excuse to try a teriyaki beef, on top of rice noodles. This actually turned out really well, apart from the noodles being a little gluggy, but the family really enjoyed it! |
October 7 – National Frappe Day
| Was going to sit this one out as well, but since a frappe is simply ice, milk, and flavouring, I could use my Ninja and make a yummy drink for everyone. I found a recipe using chocolate syrup and chocolate chips … Grant’s comment was that he’d be happy to pay for this! And you too can enjoy it, try out the recipe here. |  |
Coming up next week:
- October 8: National Fluffernutter Day
- October 9: Moldy Cheese Day / Submarine – Hoagy – Hero – Grinder Day
- October 10: National Angel Food Cake Day
- October 11: National Sausage Pizza Day / World Egg Day
- October 12: National Gumbo Day
- October 13: National Yorkshire Pudding Day
- October 14: National Dessert Day
Stay tuned to see which ones I choose to make/eat and how successful (or not) I am!
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