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    Home » What's in Season?

    October Food Holidays

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    October Food Holidays highlight the warm, comforting flavors and colors of the harvest season!

    Collage of various prepared pumpkin seed recipes.
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    • Month-long Food Holidays
    • Weekly Food Holidays
    • Daily Food Holidays
    • Seasonal Recipes: October
    • Food Holidays Year-Round

    Month-long Food Holidays

    • Fair Trade Month
    • Go Hog Wild – Eat Country Ham Month
    • National Apple Month
    • National Applejack Month
    • National Caramel Month
    • National Chili Month
    • National Cookbook Month
    • National Cookie Month
    • National Dessert Month
    • National Pasta Month
    • National Pickled Peppers Month
    • National Pizza Month
    • National Popcorn Poppin’ Month
    • National Pork Month
    • National Pretzel Month
    • National Pumpkin Month
    • National Seafood Month
    Oregon Heritage Farms | The Good Hearted Woman

    Did you know that winter squashes aren't necessarily harvested in the winter? This term dates back to a time when the seasons were crucial to a family's survival, and vegetables were known as "winter vegetables" if they would keep until December.

    Weekly Food Holidays

    First Week of October

    • National Chili Week
    • National Fruit at Work Day (1st Tuesday)
    • National Kale Day (1st Wednesday)

    Second Week of October

    • National Beer Week
    • National Kegger Weekend
    • National Food Bank Week
    • National School Lunch Week
    • World Egg Day (2nd Friday)

    Third Week of October

    • National Bulk Food Week
    • National Kraut Sandwich Week
    • Pickled Peppers Week

    Fourth Week of October

    • Chicken Soup for the Soul Week
    Old-fashioned Pumpkin Gingerbread

    Daily Food Holidays

    • October 1: National Pumpkin Spice Day
    • October 1: World Vegetarian Day
    • October 1: Pudding Season Begins!
    • October 1: Homemade Cookies Day
    • October 2: World Farm Animals Day
    • October 2: National Fried Scallops Day
    • October 3: National Caramel Custard Day
    • October 4: National Taco Day
    • October 5: National Apple Betty Day
    • October 5: National Vodka Day
    • October 5: Rocky Mountain Oyster Day
    • October 6: National Noodle Day
    • October 7: National Frappe Day
    • October 8: National Fluffernutter Day
    • October 8: National Pierogi Day
    • October 9: National Moldy-Cheese Day
    • October 9: National Pizza and Beer Day
    • October 9: National Hoagy Day
    • October 10: National Tic Tac Day
    • October 10: National Angel Food Day
    • October 11: National Sausage Pizza Day
    • October 11: World Dulce le Leche Day
    • October 12: National Gumbo Day
    • October 12: Pumpkin Pie Day
    • October 13: Peanut Festival
    • October 14: National Pumpkin Festival
    • October 14: Yorkshire Pudding Day
    • October 14: National Chocolate Covered Insects Day
    • October 14: National M&M Day
    • October 14: National Dessert Day
    • October 15: National Chicken Cacciatore Day
    • October 15: National Roast Pheasant Day
    • October 15: National Mushroom Day
    • October 15: National Red Wine Day
    • October 16: National Liqueur Day
    • October 16: National World Food Day
    • October 17: National Pasta Day
    • October 17: Four Prunes Day
    • October 18: National Chocolate Cupcake Day
    • October 19: National Seafood Bisque Day
    • October 20: National Brandied Fruit Day
    • October 21: National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
    • October 22: National Nut Day
    • October 23: National Boston Cream Pie Day
    • October 23: National Canning Day
    • October 24: National Bologna Day
    • October 24: Feast of Good & Plenty
    • October 25: National Greasy Foods Day
    • October 25: World Pasta Day
    • October 26: National Mincemeat Pie Day
    • October 26: National Pumpkin Day
    • October 27: National Potato Day
    • October 27: American Beer Day
    • October 28: National Chocolate Day
    • October 28: Wild Foods Day
    • October 29: National Oatmeal Day
    • October 30: National Candy Corn Day
    • October 31: National Caramel Apple Day
    • October 31: Trick or Treat for UNICEF Day

    Seasonal Recipes: October

    • Overhead shot of bowl of cubed butternut squash.
      How to Cube Butternut Squash
    • Pureed pumpkin draining in a cheesecloth-lined wire sieve.
      Homemade Pumpkin Puree
    • Oven roasted turkey on a platter, encircled with sage and garnished with orange slices and pomegranate arils.
      Simply Perfect Roast Turkey
    • Turkey brine aromatics in large stockpot: orange peel, ginger, peppercorns, apple cider, garlic, bay leaves, etc.
      Apple Cider Turkey Brine with Citrus, Ginger, & Herbs
    • Closeup of pumpkin pasta garnished with parmesan and fresh sage; ready to serve.
      Creamy Pumpkin Pasta with Parmesan & Sage
    • Slice of deep dish pumpkin pie on a white dessert plate.
      Triple Ginger Pumpkin Pie
    • Whole stuffed pumpkin on glass stand, surrounded by fresh sage.
      Thanksgiving Roast Stuffed Pumpkin
    • Two pumpkin smoothies in old-fashioned soda glasses. Pumpkin seeds sprinkled around the foot of glasses. Fall decor (leaves, pumpkin) in background, and polka dot straw are in the glasses..
      Peachy Pumpkin Smoothie
    • Overhead shot of a plate of prepared butternut squash with leeks, bacon, and blue cheese. Slices of sourdough bread to the side of the plate, and a serving spoon in the mix.
      Roasted Butternut Squash with Bacon & Leeks
    • small ramakin of pumpkin butter, with fall decor and jars of pumpkin butter in the background.
      Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter
    • Mixed pumpkin spice in a glass jar, with some spread across a white plate.
      Homemade Pumpkin Spice Mix
    • Overhead shot of a wide brimmed bowl filled with lentil soup, garnished with fresh thyme and celery leaves. Spoonful of soup. Crusty bread on the side.
      Bavarian-style German Lentil Soup (Linsensuppe)

    Food Holidays Year-Round

    • January Food Holidays
    • February Food Holidays
    • March Food Holidays
    • April Food Holidays
    • May Food Holidays
    • June Food Holidays
    • July Food Holidays
    • August Food Holidays
    • September Food Holidays
    • October Food Holidays
    • November Food Holidays
    • December Food Holidays

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