April Food Holidays • The Good Hearted Woman

April Food Holidays showcase a delicious mix of seasonal and festive celebrations, whether you want to indulge in sweet treats, explore fresh ingredients, or welcome the season with an old-fashioned spring picnic.

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Month-long Celebrations
Weekly Food Holidays
Daily Food Holidays
Seasonal Recipes: April
What's in Season?
Food Holidays Monthly Calendars

Month-long Celebrations

National Food Month
National Florida Tomato Month
National Fresh Celery Month
National Garlic Month
National BLT Sandwich Month
National Soft Pretzel Month
National Soy Foods Month
National Grilled Cheese Month
National Garlic Month
Tomatillo & Asian Pear Month
Cranberries & Gooseberries Month

Weekly Food Holidays

Week following Easter: National Egg Salad Week

1^st Week
- National Bake Week
- Poet in a Cupcake Day (on Friday of Take Your Poet to School Week)
3^rd Week
- National Banana Day (3^rd Wednesday)
Final Week
- Stop Food Waste Day (UK)
- British Beef Week (UK)

Daily Food Holidays

April 1: National Sourdough Bread Day
April 2: National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day
April 3: National Chocolate Mousse Day
April 4: National Cordon Bleu Day
April 4: International Carrot Day
April 5: World Caramel Day
April 5: National Peeps Day
April 5: National Raisin & Spice Bar Day
April 5: National Deep Dish Pizza Day
April 6: National Caramel Popcorn Day
April 6: International Carbonara Day
April 6: New Beer’s Eve
April 6: Fresh Tomato Day
April 6: National Acai Bowl Day
April 6: National Food Faces Day
April 7: National Coffee Cake Day
April 7: National Beer Day

April 8: National Empanada Day
April 9: National Chinese Almond Cookie Day
April 10: National Cinnamon Crescent Day
April 11: World Cheese Fondue Day
April 11: National Poutine Day (Canada)
April 12:National Licorice Day
April 12: National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
April 13: National Peach Cobbler Day
April 14: National Pecan Day

Beautiful salmon Benedict with hollandaise dripping down the sides.

April 15: National Glazed Ham Day
April 16: National Eggs Benedict Day
April 16: National Baked Ham with Pineapple Day
April 16: Day of the Mushroom
April 17: National Cheeseball Day
April 17: World Malbec Day
April 18: National Animal Crackers Day
April 19: National Rice Ball Day
April 20: National Pineapple Upside-down Cake Day
April 20: Lima Bean Respect Day
April 20: National Cheddar Fries Day
April 21: National Chocolate-Covered Cashews Day
April 21: National Tea Day (UK)

April 22: National Jelly Bean Day
April 23: National Cherry Cheesecake Day
April 23: National Picnic Day
April 23: National English Muffin Day
April 24: National Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day
April 25: National Zucchini Bread Day
April 26: World Pretzel Day
April 27: National Prime Rib Day
April 28: National Blueberry Pie Day

April 29: National Shrimp Scampi Day
April 30: National Oatmeal Cookie Day
April 30: National Raisin Day

Seasonal Recipes: April

To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.
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What's in Season?

April harvests in the Pacific Northwest include for apples, asparagus, chives, fennel, fiddleheads, garlic, green onions, mushrooms, onions, potatoes, rhubarb, sprouts, and tarragon.

What's in Season in your state
PNW Garden & Harvest Schedule

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Food Holidays Monthly Calendars

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