National Blueberry Pancake Day - January 28th

Blueberries... antioxidant-rich bits of deliciousness. Celebrate them on January 28th for National Blueberry Pancake Day.

Including information on freezing tips in your cookbook can be helpful too. For instance, with blueberries, freeze them whole and unwashed on a cookie sheet. When they're frozen, they can be put in a zipper-top bag and kept in the freezer until you want them. (Wash them before you use them.) That way, when you go to pick your own blueberries this summer, you can pick as many as you can carry, freeze them, and enjoy them all year!

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National Peanut Brittle Day - January 26th

We had Peanut Butter Day, this is Peanut Brittle Day. If peanuts are actually legumes and not true nuts, does that make peanut brittle a vegetable* dish? Hmm...

I encourage you to include in your cookbook temperature equivalents (just what is a "hot oven," anyway?†). If you don't happen to have a good candy thermometer, making recipes like peanut brittle are difficult. When you have a handy guide that explains exactly what "hard crack" is§, even less experienced cooks will be able to use the recipe. It's a little thing, certainly not required, but why not have it handy, rather than make someone turn to another cookbook or have to Google the answer?

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* Yes, I know legumes aren't vegetables, but close enough.
† Find oven temp info here: Kitchen Dictionary: Oven Temperature
§ Candy temp info here: Candy Temperature Chart