Human Interest

Everyone knows a Southern favorite is pecan pie. It even has its own day, National Pecan Pie Day, which is celebrated on July 12 of each year. [Check it out for some scrumptious pecan pie dessert ideas, like Crockpot Pecan Pie, Honey Pecan Pie,and Pecan Pie Cheesecake.] This decadent, succulent, rich, delicious pie is already so-o-o-o-o yummy but is about to be taken to an even higher level. When you thought it couldn't get any better someone came along and added chocolate!

August 20 is...

National CHOCOLATE Pecan Pie Day

Pie chocked full of nuts...pecans, none the less!
How sweet is your sweet tooth? Do you like pie? How about nuts? What about a sweet pie chocked full of nuts...pecans, none the less? This pie is soulfully Southern but of course, not limited just to the South. 

July 12 is...

 National Pecan Pie Day

My! My! My! It's Pie! Pie! Pie! Not just any pie but this pie is filled with blueberries, or star berries as the Native Americans called them. The humble blueberry is one of few blue foods, one of nature’s super foods, and one that is native to the Americas. The state of Maine is the larger producer of blueberries in the world with more than 60,000 acres being farmed. In the United States and Canada, harvesting season can run from early May in the warmer portions to the end of August in the northern-most area.

April 28 is...


National Blueberry Pie Day

Today's History Lesson...a familiar phrase

We say, as well as also hear, expressions and phrases on a rather regular basis most of the time repeating what was passed down to us via parents or grandparents. More often than not, we don't pay much attention to the history or perhaps a story behind the origin of such phrases.

This Day in History: July 18, 1914


Phrases come and go dependent upon the times and circumstances which bring them about. "Pie in the Sky" is an American phrase dating back to 1911, which was coined by labor activist Joe Hill in an early 20th century folk song, The Preacher and The Slave. The song written by Hill is a satiric attack on the Salvation Army whose preachers Hill decried for lulling workers into complacency.

The word for today is "praline". No other spelling other than p-r-a-l-i-n-e. How you pronounce it is an entirely different and somewhat debatable subject matter. Pray-leen, praw-line or prah-lean? In the good ol' USA, the most acceptable pronunciation is "pray-leen". You know...just like something you do in church. Along the East Coast of Georgia, it's pronounced "praw-line" if you please. In Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast, the tendency leans more toward the southern “prah-leen” because of the French cultural influence in the area. The candy's namesake after all is du Plessis-Praslin, a 17th century French nobleman. No matter how you pronounce it, praline candy makes for a mighty fine treat.

June 24...
National Pralines Day